Date of birth:
Thursday, 3 March 1910
Marital status:
later married Dorothy Wrightman
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
upholsterer
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; London, Ontario
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party, listed as a "bad" comrade; Anti-fascist
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-22
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Accused of deserting twice: on first day at Calaciete and 16 April 1938; Jailed twice
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 570, ll. 11-14; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
