Alternate name(s):
Okajsky; Oronski; Oronskwi; O’Konski; Jack
Date of birth:
Saturday, 6 April 1912
Marital status:
single
possibly married Elsie Alyea
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Polish
Profession:
miner
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; Pascszul (Kaszkovka), Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Tuesday, 17 December 1929
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1935; Communist Party of Spain, 1938
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-03 - sailed
1937-08-20 - arrived via Massanet
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
WIA; Survived; Returned to Canada December 20, 1938 on the Montrose; d. 1976
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 562; ll. 20; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; BC Archives; Polik
