Date of birth:
Thursday, 8 May 1902
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Scottish
Profession:
printer; textile operator
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Montreal, Quebec; Dundee, Scotland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 1 June 1923
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Prior military experience:
Served with the British Air Force during World War I
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-01 sailed
1937-09-14 arrived via Espolla
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
MIA 20 January 1938 at Teruel, possibly captured and executed
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 543, ll. 64; List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff; Lethbridge Herald, Feb 28, 1938; Ancestry
