Date of Birth:
circa 1897
Marital status:
married in Spain
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
medical doctor (possibly fraudulent)
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Nashville, Tennessee; Montreal, Quebec
Education:
4 years McGill Medical School, allegedly, but no record of him there
Political affiliation:
Communist Party, 1925 or 1935 to 1936; Listed as not active in the party
Prior military experience:
4 years in Canadian Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1936-12-22
Unit:
Medical Unit: Villa Nueva de la Jara with Lincoln Battalion
Final status:
Fate unknown: Disappeared; Possibly died in Asia or stayed in Spain
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Removed from International Brigades because of suspicions about fraudulent medical credentials; Disappeared
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 548, ll. 53-58; Liversedge; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry; Merriman Diary; Hoff
