Alternate name(s):
Lapchuk; Lapckuk; Kennedy; Maurice; Morry; Morris
Date of birth:
Saturday, 13 January 1912
Marital status:
married in Spain
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Ukrainian
Profession:
cook
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party, but may have joined the Young Communist League, 1934
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-03-12 - sailed
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Casa de Prevencion; later served with Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; served at Jarama, Brunete, Aragon Front, Ebro Offensive
Final status:
Survived; Apparently, authorities wouldn't let his wife leave Spain; returned to Canada February 3, 1939 via the Duchess of Richmond
Other:
Spoke Ukrainian, Polish, Spanish and English
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 557, ll. 11, 103-106; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry. (Not CP, says fl 539 and 545 6 537 (should be recruited); elsewhere: YCL 1934; see notes on 545 6 537)
