Date of birth:
Saturday, 12 October 1912
Marital status:
married in Spain
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
mechanic
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Ottawa, Ontario
Education:
mechanical trade, "Boys Training School" in Bowmanville
Political affiliation:
Young Communist League, 1929 or 1837
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-22
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Attended the Anti-Gas School; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Stationed in Badalona
Final status:
Reported KIA 23 November 1937; WIA 19 January 1938; Hospitalized at Villaseca; WIA October 1938; Medical commission ruled him partially disabled and fit for auxiliary service; Survived; Died in August 1986
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 453, ll. 42- Canad-Amer. Arrivan, 27/9/37; Opis 6, Delo 174, ll. 9-12; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry