Nickname:
Alec
Alick
Date of Birth:
circa 1896
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Scottish
Profession:
baker; woodworker; waiter
Hometown(s):
Edmonton, Alberta
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1930; International Brigades' records say he was part of a "secret cell"
Prior military experience:
World War I
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-17 sailed
1937-03-12 arrived
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Washington Battalion, Company 1: CommanderLieutenant; Company commander
Final status:
WIA 28 August 1937 at Quinto: hit in the head; WIA January 1938 at Teruel: shot in head; Hospitalized 12 October 1938; Survived; Returned to Canada in 1939; Interned during World War II
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 51-55; Hoar; Liversedge; Momryk; Petrou
