Alternate name(s):
Chuck; George
Date of Birth:
circa 1901
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
sports instuctor; footballer
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Winnipeg, Manitoba; England
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1929
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Led Canadian sector at Brunete
Final status:
KIA 24 August 1937 at Quinto
Other:
This photograph is labelled with the name "George Parker," and it has been attached to this record because both Parkers died at Quinto.
Sources:
List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13; Americans and Canadians Killed in Spain Complete list to Nov. 15, 1937; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 2, Delo 51, ll. 134 on transfer to the Lincolns; Momryk; Petrou
