Alternate name(s):
Mash
Nickname:
Clavo; Clive
Date of birth:
Monday, 8 July 1918
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
logger; farmer
Hometown(s):
Notch Hill, British Columbia; Camrose, Alberta
Education:
left school at 15
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-03 - arrived via Massanet
Unit:
Trained at Tarazona; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; stretcher-bearer; rifle bearer; Served at The Retreats and Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA 1 April 1938 at Gandesa; Hospitalized in Mataro for a month; Cited for bravery; Survived; Fought during World War II with the Canadian Army; Returned to Canada February 3, 1939, on the Duchess of Richmond; Visited Spain in November 1996; d. 1998 in Kamloops, British Columbia
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 561, ll. 6-13; Momryk; Petrou
