Alternate name(s):
Frank Thomas
Thomson
Thomason
Bob
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 25 September 1900
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
miner
Hometown(s):
Drumheller, Alberta; Tilney, Saskatchewan; London, England
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1910
Political affiliation:
May have been a member of the Communist Party, 1935
Prior military experience:
World War I
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-03-01 arrived
Unit:
15 Brigade
Final status:
WIA at Ebro: leg wound; Left Spain in December 1938 with British convoy; Travelled to England
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Jailed for desertion; Claimed innocence; Accusation appears to have been dropped
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6 Delo 572, ll. 20; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
