Alternate name(s):
Mueller; Müller; Ernst; Otto
Date of birth:
Thursday, 1 October 1903
Marital status:
married Susanna Unreu
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Swiss
Profession:
electrician; clean-up man at lumber mill
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Solothorn, Switzerland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Saturday, 9 April 1927
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1937
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-02-03 left
1938-02-20 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
Captured in April 1938; POW at San Pedro de Cardeñas; Survived; Returned to Canada on 6 May 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Died in 1953
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña.
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 120; List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; BC Archives
