Alternate name(s):
Innesdale; Trunsel
Date of birth:
Friday, 28 September 1894
Marital status:
single
Profession:
sailor; engineer; shoemaker
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario
Education:
elementary school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1926
Prior military experience:
World War I, served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, #2 Medical Ambulance, 58th Battalion, 12th Regiment of the York Rangers, 1914-1919; Served in France, rank of Corporal though returned to Private for disciplinary reasons; Regained rank by the end of the war
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-17
Unit:
Served 27 May to 18 June 1937 as soldado with the 35th Division; Medical Unit after 2 July 1937, served in hospital as "handy man" and sterilization attendant; Later 15th Army Corps, Medical Company 1
Final status:
Survived; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion Veterans Association in Toronto; Died 30 December 1947
Other:
Hackett’s review shows he was not particularly liked by his comrades and told them, “I was a member of the party before you could even button your pants”.
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 551, ll. 11-19; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry; Hoff
