Alternate name(s):
Puttinen; Puttanen; Akeksii
Date of Birth:
8 Feb 1897 or 2 Aug 1897
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
labourer
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Laukaa, Finland
Political affiliation:
Party affiliation unknown
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-01
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion: Machine gun company
Final status:
MIA 3 April 1938; Reported KIA
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 564, ll. 62 (ver ar gen can); List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13 (A. Puttanen, MIA April 1938); Momryk; Petrou; Our Boys in Spain
