Alternate name(s):
Patterson
Nickname:
Bob, Sonny, Scotty
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 14 April 1908
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Scottish
Profession:
mechanic
Hometown(s):
Calgary, Alberta; Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1925
Education:
elementary school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1931; Communist Party of Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-11-19 left; 1937-12-02 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 1, later Company 2; Company Political Commissar: 2 September 1938; Rank Teniente;
Final status:
WIA 19 January 1938 at Teruel: shot in the chest; Possibly wounded again at Pandols; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Fought during World War II; Died in 1967
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 575, ll. 50-63; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
