Alternate name(s):
Herman; Wade; Orton; Norman
Date of birth:
Thursday, 7 August 1902
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Swedish
Profession:
steelworker; lumberjack
Hometown(s):
Capelton, Quebec; Winnipeg, Manitoba
Education:
elementary school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1930
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-10-21
Unit:
Trained with the 3rd Recruit Company at Tarazona; Served with 4th Group of Artillery 35th Battery, December 29, 1937 to May 25, 1938; 129th Brigade Anti-Tank/Anti-Aircraft June to August 1938; Battery Commissar; Served at Teruel and Levante; in hospital in Spain
Final status:
Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada February 11, 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Interned during World War II
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 541; Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 537 (CP 37); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry.
