Alternate name(s):
Voljant
Louis
Ledevit
Luis
Ludwik
Velent
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 11 September 1901
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Slovakian
Profession:
painter; general labourer
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec; Krevokalt, Czechoslovakia
Date of immigration to Canada:
Monday, 20 September 1926
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-18 arrived
Unit:
Dimitrov Battalion, Machine Gun Company, Section Political Delegate; 15 Brigade; 13 Brigade; 129 Brigade; Served at Quinto beginning August 24, 1937, Belchite from September 1, 1937, Fuentes de Ebro from October 10, 1937, and Levante until October 1, 1938
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 23 February 1939 on the Duchess of York
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 574, ll. 13-15; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
