Alternate name(s):
Robson
Date of birth:
Friday, 21 December 1900
Marital status:
later married Lillian Dentray
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
sailor; miner
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Montreal, Quebec; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Newcastle-on-the-Tyne, England
Education:
elementary education
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1935
Prior military experience:
Royal Navy during World War I: served 13 years in the Navy
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-14 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; John Brown Artillery Battery; 7 Army Corps, 2nd Artillery Group, 14th Battery
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada on 18 February 1939 on the Montclare; Died in 1967
Other:
In Casa de la Selva, Robson led a group who negotiated returns with Colonel O’Kelly of the RCMP
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 566, ll. 15-22; Hoar; Liversedge; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
