Alternate name(s):
Lentowirta; Lahtovirta; Huigo; Huuko
Date of birth:
Sunday, 2 February 1902
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
miner; farmer
Hometown(s):
South Porcupine, Ontario; Timmins, Ontario; Kullaa, Finland
Education:
primary school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1935
Prior military experience:
1 year, Finnish Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-29 sailed
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion: Machine gun company; Lieutenant
Final status:
KIA 17 March 1938 at Belchite
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510. ll. 81; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 557, ll. 31 (Fiche); List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13; Momryk; Petrou; Our Boys in Spain.
