Anton T. Brusic

Alternate name(s): 
Brkich
Nickname: 
Oscar
Date of birth: 
Sunday, 11 June 1905
Marital status: 
single
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
Croatian
Profession: 
miner; lumberjack; longshoreman
Hometown(s): 
Kirkland Lake, Ontario; Croatia
Date of Immigration to Canada: 
1927 or 1928
Political affiliation: 
Communist Party of Canada, 1936; Communist Party of Spain, 1938
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-06-10
Unit: 
Dimitrov/Chapaev Battalion; Petko Miletic anti-tank unit; Sergeant
Final status: 
Survived; Awarded an International Brigades' medal; Eventually returned to Yugoslavia; Died 13 June 1953 in a mining accident in Bor, Yugoslavia
Sources: 
Momryk; Kraljic; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
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