Alternate name(s):
Armadee; Amadee
Nickname:
Joseph
Date of birth:
Monday, 13 January 1913
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
French Canadian
Profession:
labourer; carpenter
Hometown(s):
St. Godefroid, Quebec; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Education:
elementary school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, April 25 1936; Communist Party of Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-26
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Sergeant; Company Commander during the Ebro Offensive; Recommended for Lieutenant, but was not promoted due to demobilization; Company party secretary; Served at Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, Seguro de los Baños, the Retreats, and the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA; Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Joined the Mackenzie Papineau Veterans Association; Died 21 June 2002 in St. Hubert, Quebec
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 543; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 550, ll. 33-45; NAC, M-P Collection, Dent, V. 3, F. 7, Subject Files, Grenier, Amedee: Letter of introduction, partial biography, 1985 & no date; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Montreal Gazette, June 24, 2002
