Alternate name(s):
Emil; Edvard
Date of birth:
Friday, 24 May 1895
Marital status:
married
Children:
1
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
sawmill worker; lumber worker
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia; Nurmo, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Thursday, 14 August 1924
Education:
Public School for 14 months in Finland
Political affiliation:
No party affiliation
Prior military experience:
14 months in Finnish Army Coastal Artillery
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-27
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion from September 9, 1937, kitchen worker; Served at Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, Aragon and Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA twice, January 20, 1938 at Teruel and March 16, 1938 at Caspe; Survived; Returned to Canada 1939; d. August 1962
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 557, ll. 115; Opis 6, Delo 1029, ll. 41-46; Petrou; Ancestry
