Alternate name(s):
Bouzailo; Bowzallo
Date of birth:
Thursday, 12 September 1901
Marital status:
married Helen in 1945
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
railway worker; farmer; district weed inspector; later worked in the Griesbach Barracks in Edmonton
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Athabasca, Alberta
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1921; Naturalized 1933
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party
Prior military experience:
Austro-Hungarian Army, WWI; Ukrainian forces, likely the Ukrainian Galician Army, 1918-1919
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-02
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
POW 11 March 1938 during the Retreats, imprisoned at San Pedro de Cardeñas Prison Camp; Exchanged; Survived; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 aboard the Duchess of Bedford; WWII, Loyal Edmonton Regiment from September 1939 to 1945
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña. The letter is in Ukrainian, but an English translation can be accessed via the "text" button in the top right; Died 1989 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 540; Geiser: Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff; The 49er, October, 1985.
