Alternate name(s):
Seponen
Sepponen
Soppanen
Arvid
Harvey
David
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 4 May 1904
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
miner; lumber worker; bush worker; bush cook; saw mill worker
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; South Porcupine, Ontario; Muolaa, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Monday, 23 May 1927
Education:
Public school education in Finland
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1932
Prior military experience:
Finnish Army, 1924-1925
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-30
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Company 4, Machine Gun Company, Section 1; Lieutenant; Section leader of Company 1
Final status:
Reported KIA during retreats; WIA 18 August 1938 at Gandesa: bullet in the back; Hospitalized; Survived; Decorated for bravery; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Died in 1968
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 512, ll. 17; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1032, ll. 14-27a; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; BC Archives; Our Boys in Spain
