Date of birth:
Friday, 11 February 1916
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
sailor; stoker
Hometown(s):
Windsor, Ontario; London, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec
Political affiliation:
Young Communist League
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-16 - sailed via President Harding
1937-03-01 - arrived via Massanet
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Machine Gun Company; served at the Retreats (Batea, Gandesa) and Ebro Offensive (Crossing and Gandesa)
Final status:
WIA, left shoulder, 29 July 1937 at Gandesa; Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada February 3, 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Fought during World War II with the Canadian Army
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 557, ll. 75-80; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
