Nickname:
Tom
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 8 January 1901
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
salesman
Hometown(s):
Regina, Saskatchewan; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; Leicester, England
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1927
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada; Communist Party of Spain, 1938
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Possibly participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek: He refers to Paddy O'Neil's actions at Regina, which suggests he witnessed them himself.
Prior military experience:
WWI veteran
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-15 left Moose Jaw; 1937-03-00 arrived
Unit:
Washington Battalion; Abraham Lincoln Battalion; 15 Brigade: Transmissions, communications; Possibly kitchen staff in the British Battalion; Transport; Served at Brunete, Aragon and Huesca
Final status:
WIA; Disciplinary unit; Survived; Reported KIA at one point; Seems he was sent home early; Article from Leicester paper has him home in September 1938
Other:
A quote from Tom Bailey appears in They Defend World Democracy.
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 51 ll 134; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 542; NAC, M-P Collection, Cecil-Smith, V. 1, F. 16, Memoirs and Accounts of Service in Spain, Bailey, Thomas, 46 pages , June 8, 1939; Momryk; Petrou.
