Alternate name(s):
Szlemki; Szlemko; Salemko; Selemko; Shamyrle; Slemko; Szlemko
John
Alex
Iwan
Date of birth:
Saturday, 28 August 1909
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
miner
Hometown(s):
Drumheller, Alberta
Date of immigration to Canada:
Thursday, 10 February 1927
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-24 sailed; 1938-01-08 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 1: Company Party Secretary
Final status:
Fate unknown: Reported KIA 24 September 1938; Or survived; Granted permission to return to Canada but could not be located
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 569, ll. 45-47; Petrou; Ancestry
