Alternate name(s):
Liska; Tiska; Kiska; Fred
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 2 May 1905
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
miner; farmer
Hometown(s):
Estevan, Saskatchewan; Sudbury, Ontario; Bavariv, Poland;
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1921
Education:
public school education
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1931
Prior military experience:
Involved in transporting provisions to front, helping move wounded, 1914
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-00
Unit:
American Anti-tank Battery; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; 35 Anglo-American Battery
Final status:
Travelled on the Ciudad de Barcelona; Hospitalized for illness; Survived; Returned to Canada February 23, 1939 aboard the Duchess of York docking in Halifax; d. 1982
Other:
MacPap Veterans Association (1981)
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510. ll. 59 (under Liska); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
