Date of birth:
Monday, 22 November 1886
Marital status:
married
Children:
2
Ethnicity/Nationality:
American
Profession:
machinist; trapper
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Cold Lake, Alberta; Grand Forks, South Dakota
Education:
trade school; party school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1930; Communist Party of Spain; He was suspended from the party in Spain
Prior military experience:
World War I, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-13 sailed
1937-08-29 arrived
Unit:
Trained with the 2nd Battalion of Instruction of Tarazona; Lincoln-Washington Battalion; Scouts; Medical Unit; British Battalion, Company 2; Driver and Mechanic; Rank Cabo
Final status:
WIA 20 February 1938 at Ebro; WIA in September 1938; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Died in 1950
Other:
Speaks Cree
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 566, ll. 48a-59; Momryk; Petrou
