Alternate name(s):
Siveeni; Sivuni; Seevin
Arthi; Art; John
Date of Birth:
23 or 26 Jun 1908
Marital status:
later married Effie Holmstrom
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Jewish; Finnish
Profession:
truck driver; sailor
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia; Pietersaari, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 18 August 1929
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of the USA, 1929
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-25 arrived
Unit:
Spent four weeks in jail in France before reaching Spain; 86 Brigade; XV Brigade; 35 Division; Transport; Ambulance driver
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Died in 1974
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Jailed for three days in August 1938 while working at Santa Coloma due to a misunderstanding
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 569, ll. 67 (ver ar gen amer), 70-71; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 553; Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1032, ll. 36, 39-47; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; BC Archives
