Alternate name(s):
Wharnsly
Wharmsby
Warmly
Warmsby
Nickname:
Jimmy
Date of birth:
Sunday, 5 January 1902
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
hospital orderly
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Lancashire, England
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1922
Political affiliation:
Communist Party, but disparaged the party
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-13 sailed; 1937-08-27 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
Sick 20 March 1938; KIA 9 September 1938 at Corbera during the Ebro Offensive
Disciplinary record in Spain:
"Destructive influence," according to info found in Moscow files
Sources:
Figueres List; Momryk; Petrou