Alternate name(s):
Isaac Meyer
Nickname:
Yank
Date of birth:
Monday, 10 May 1897
Marital status:
married Mary Prezenter
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Jewish
Profession:
chauffeur
Hometown(s):
Hamilton, Ontario; Windsor, Ontario
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1932
Prior military experience:
British Army during World War I, fought in Palestine and Middle East, Latin America, Royal Fusileers; Private Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-01-01
Unit:
British Battalion; Machine Gun Company: Skaklatvala Company
Final status:
POW 13 February 1937, captured at Jamara; Released in June 1937; Fought in World War II with the US Army and/or the Canadian army, Canadian army instructor 1943; d. 1965
Sources:
NAC, M-P Collection, Cecil-Smith, V. 1, F. 16, Memoirs and Accounts of Service in Spain, Levy, Bert, 13 pages, no date; NAC, M-P Collection, Dent, V. 3, F. 24, Subject Files, Levy, Bert: Biographical information, press clippings, and correspondence, 1942, 1965, & 1981; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry. Published book Guerrilla Warfare
