David Thornton

Date of birth: 
Monday, 20 November 1905
Marital status: 
married to Jean
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
Irish
Profession: 
pipefitter
Hometown(s): 
Calgary, Alberta; Portadown or Lurgan, Ireland
Date of immigration to Canada: 
Saturday, 4 August 1928
Political affiliation: 
Not a member of the Communist Party
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-12-09 arrived
Unit: 
Trained as a Sapper at Tarazona; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 1
Final status: 

WIA on 1 August 1938: hit in both thighs; Hospitalized; Survived; Returned 18 February 1939 on the Montclare; Died in 1975

Sources: 
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 445, ll. 31-33; Opis 6, Delo 572, ll. 32 (fiche); McLoughlin; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
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