Nickname:
Jimmy
Date of Birth:
circa 1906
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
crane operator; journalist
Hometown(s):
Hamilton, Ontario; Kent, England
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 5 October 1913
Political affiliation:
Anti-fascist; Expelled from the Communist Party before arrival in Spain; Joined the Communist Party in Spain; He was expelled from the party in Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Medical Unit; Ambulance driver; Garibaldi Battalion
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Involved with the MacPap Veterans Association; Died in 1989
Disciplinary record in Spain:
He seems to have "defended desertion" but it is not clear if he did desert
Other:
Came to Canada as a Home Child
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 570, ll. 5-7; Petrou, Ancestry
