Date of birth:
Saturday, 4 August 1894
Marital status:
married to Bessie
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Scottish
Profession:
hospital orderly; stonecutter; lumber worker
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 12 August 1923
Political affiliation:
Possibly a member of the Communist Party of Canada, 1932
Prior military experience:
British Army 1910-1918, Royal Field Artillery
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 563, ll. 102-104; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 184, ll 71-77; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
