Alternate name(s):
Mullers; Mullens; Mullins; Laurence
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 4 November 1902
Marital status:
married to Nora Elsback
Profession:
railway brakeman; dry cleaner
Hometown(s):
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Education:
elementary school; business school
Political affiliation:
Member of a socialist party in Canada, not clear which one; Communist Party of Canada, 1932
Prior military experience:
4 years, petty officer, United States Navy
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1936-11-13 arrived via Lenin School
Unit:
Railroad in Albacete; Sent to Cartagena with Republican Navy; Returned to Albacete; Deserted
Final status:
Survived; Returned in to Canada between January and April 1937
Disciplinary record in Spain:
"Refused to go to the front" on 13 January 1937; Evacuated from Valencia on British destroyer
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 121-123; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
