Alternate name(s):
Richuk; Rachuk; Fred
Date of Birth:
circa April 1903
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Belarusian
Profession:
miner; foundry worker
Hometown(s):
Red Lake, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; St. Boniface, Manitoba; Pocholanka, Poland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1929
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Prior military experience:
World War I, he says, but he was very young
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-10-13 arrived
Unit:
13 Brigade; Dombrowski Battalion; Taras Shevchenko Battalion; Driver: after he is wounded; Rank Sargento
Final status:
WIA on 26 March 1938 in the left leg at Alcaniz; Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada on 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Died in 1972
Sources:
Figueres List; Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 567, ll. 45-48; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
