Alternate name(s):
Michal; Mike; Michael; Malytski; Melicho; Melicki; Malicki
Date of Birth:
3 November or 19 March, 1902
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Polish
Profession:
labourer
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Toronto, Ontaio; Parchacz, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 13 March 1927
Education:
through 4th grade
Political affiliation:
No clear party affiliation
Prior military experience:
Polish Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-02
Unit:
Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion
Final status:
MIA 16 March 1938 during Retreats; Captured; POW at San Pedro de Cardeñas; Exchanged 4 April 1939; Survived; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña. The testimony is in Ukrainian, but an English translation is accessible via the "text" button in the top right of the viewer.
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 558, ll. 34 (ver ar gen can); Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
