Nickname:
Danny
Date of birth:
Sunday, 23 August 1903
Marital status:
married
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Scottish
Profession:
tanner; bartender; waiter
Hometown(s):
Regina, Saskatchewan; Vancouver, British Columbia; Currie, Scotland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Thursday, 17 June 1926
Education:
9 years of education
Political affiliation:
Not a member of a Communist Party; Lists himself as an anti-fascist
Prior military experience:
16 months
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-12 sailed
1937-05-29 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Section 2; British Battalion, Company 4; Medical service; Kitchen staff
Final status:
WIA near Gandesa in an air attack: hit in the leg and eye; Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada 11 February 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 559, ll. 111-116; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 511. ll. 6; Liversedge; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
