Date of birth:
Thursday, 28 January 1915
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Austrian; German
Profession:
mill worker; road worker; longshoreman
Hometown(s):
Springhill, Nova Scotia; Vancouver, British Columbia; Burnaby, British Columbia; Fernie, British Columbia
Education:
grade 8; Communist Party course on social economy
Political affiliation:
Young Communist League, 1935; Communist Party of Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-30 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Section 2: stretcher bearer; Company 2: platoon leader; Medical service; Sergeant; 15 Brigade: Scouts
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada on 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Died in 2000
Other:
Image 1: MSC160-207_10 courtesy of the Pacific Tribune Photograph Collection, a digital initiative of Simon Fraser University Library; Visited Spain with the Veterans' Delegation in September 1979
Image 2: RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 558
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 558, ll. 96-104; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 511. ll. 18; Momryk; Petrou
