Alternate name(s):
Podvin; Potfren
Joseph; Irving
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 21 February 1900
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
French Canadian
Profession:
mechanic; driver
Hometown(s):
Edmonton, Alberta; Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Political affiliation:
Communist Party, 1933 or 1936
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-10-31 arrived
Unit:
15 Brigade; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3; Scout
Final status:
WIA 3 August 1938 at Gandesa: wounded in the shoulder; Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Involved with the MacPap Veterans Association (Toronto); Died in 1977
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 564, ll. 40-44; Momryk; Petrou
