Alternate name(s):
MacCallum; McCullum; McAllum; Bob
Date of birth:
Thursday, 2 August 1906
Marital status:
Married to Katherine
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Scottish
Profession:
logger; painter; decorator
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Rutherglen, Scotland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 24 August 1928
Education:
public school; technical school briefly
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
Prior military experience:
3 months
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-02 left
1937-06-29 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Section 2: observer; Made commissar of the Mackenzie Papineau Battalion on 19 December 1938; Olot Instruction Camp
Final status:
WIA at Fuentes; Hospitalized 4 January 1938; Reported MIA April 1938; Survived; Returned to Canada on 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 559, ll. 21; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 511. ll. 1; Momryk; Petrou
