Alternate name(s):
James; Jim
Nickname:
Scotty
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 2 March 1898
Marital status:
single, later married Zelma
Children:
5
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Scottish
Profession:
grocer; sales clerk; organizer
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
13 May 1929 or 1932
Education:
high school, 1 year
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Spain, 1937
Prior military experience:
British Army during World War I, Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1915-1918, France, telegraphist
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-23 over Pyrenees
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion, Company 1; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Section 2, signaller; Transmissions, telegraphist in Falset in July 1938; Sargent; Served at Quinto, Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, Segura de los Baños, Aragon, Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA twice in right shoulder at Quinto August 1937, again in right groin August 1938; Hospitalized at Benicasim and Mataro; Survived; Returned to Canada 11 February 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford, joining the ship in Greenock, Scotland; Possibly died 26 July 1970, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 509, ll. 65; Opis 6, Delo 544, ll. 28-36; Petrou, Ancestry; Hoff
