Alternate name(s):
Spirka; Szpryka
Paul; Pawel
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 4 March 1903
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian; Ruthenian Polish
Hometown(s):
Ottawa, Ontario; Derewlany, Ukraine
Date of immigration to Canada:
Saturday, 14 July 1928
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-07 sailed; 1937-08-14 arrived
Unit:
13 Dombrowski Brigade; 52 Palafox Battalion; Taras Shevchenko Company
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Moved to Ukraine in 1952
Sources:
Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
