Alternate name(s):
Spark
Harry
Nickname:
Christopher; Chris
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 4 May 1909
Marital status:
later married Bertha Mary Sutton
Children:
3
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
electrician
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; York, Ontario
Education:
high school, 1 year
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1934
Prior military experience:
6 months in Canadian Militia
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-02
Unit:
Transport; Regiment de Tren; 2nd squadron
Final status:
Survived; Returned October 1938; Involved with MacPap Veterans Association (Toronto); Visited Spain with other veterans in 1979; Died 1999 in Peterborough, Ontario
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 570, ll. 8-9; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
