Nickname:
Slim
Date of birth:
Saturday, 3 May 1913
Profession:
trapper
Hometown(s):
Edmonton, Alberta; Valemount, British Columbia
Political affiliation:
Possibly a member of the Communist Party of Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-00-23
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
Captured 3 April 1938 during the Retreats; POW in San Pedro de Cardeña; Exchanged 5 April 1939; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Mackenzie Papineau Veterans Association (West)
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner in San Pedro de Cardeña.
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI 545/6/543/ll. 26-; List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13 (MIA, Gandesa, before March 25, 1938); Geiser; Momryk; Ancestry; Petrou; Hoff
