Alternate name(s):
Hellka Nartila
Martila; Marttilla; Frank; Christian
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 11 January 1899
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
logger
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Vaasa, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Monday, 7 January 1929
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party
Prior military experience:
One year prior military service
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-24 sailed
1938-01-12 arrived
Unit:
13th Brigade; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
Captured; POW at San Pedro de Cardeñas; Exchanged on 5 April 1939; Survived; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Died in 1965
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 558, ll. 64 (ver ar gen can/ingles); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1030, ll. 18-20; Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Our Boys in Spain
