Bert Gilligan

Nickname: 
Bertie
Date of birth: 
Friday, 18 November 1904
Marital status: 
single
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
English
Profession: 
cook
Hometown(s): 
Vancouver, British Columbia; Birmingham, England
Political affiliation: 
Unclear if he was a member of the Communist Party
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-12-04
Unit: 
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion: Sergeant from 3 September 1938; Served in The Retreats at Belchite, Caspe, Gandesa, and in the Ebro Offensive
Final status: 
Hospitalized for an illness for 7 weeks at Caldes de Malavella; Survived; Returned to Canada on 3 February 1939
Sources: 
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 549, ll. 53-57; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry; Hoff
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