Alternate name(s):
Kumpulaainen; Kunpoulaxnen
Nickname:
Emil
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 3 July 1906
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
logger; seaman; laborer; relief camp worker
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Kuolajarvi, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Wednesday, 30 April 1930
Education:
high school, 2 years
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1935
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
Prior military experience:
Finnish Army, 16 months, infantry
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-23
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 4 (Machine Gun Company), Section 2; Served at Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, Seguro de los Banos, The Retreats, Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA 14 March 1938; Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; d.19 March 1971
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 556, ll. 123; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1028, ll. 53-56; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510. ll. 71; Momryk; Petrou; Our Boys in Spain; Hoff
