Alternate name(s):
Morise
Date of Birth:
1908
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Welsh
Profession:
miner; union organizer
Hometown(s):
Blairmore, Alberta; Cardigan, Wales
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Prior military experience:
Lenin School
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-02 arrived via Lenin School
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion: James Connolly, Irish section
Final status:
KIA on 27 February 1937 at Jarama, during his first action. Buried in Fuencarral.
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 111; List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13 (2/27); Americans and Canadians Killed in Spain Complete list to Nov. 15, 1937; Hoar; Momryk; Petrou. March 7, 1938 Volunteer for Liberty; Article on
