Alternate name(s):
William Haoney; Harry
Date of birth:
Sunday, 1 January 1911
Marital status:
married to Eleanor Corral
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
railway worker
Hometown(s):
Ottawa, Ontario; Kingston, Ontario; Belleville, Ontario; United States; Mexico
Education:
engineering school, 3 years; university, 1 year
Political affiliation:
Joined the Communist Party in Spain
Prior military experience:
5 years, Canadian Army or Militia, Argyll Light Infantry
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-01-17
Unit:
Trained at Tarazona; Started with Lincoln Brigade, Plana Mayor; Topographical section, Estado Mayor; Intelligence staff at Brigade Headquarters; Brigade staff; Trained others in intelligence at Tarrazona de la Mancha; Political Commissar at Castellego Hospital; rank of Sargento; Served at Jarama, Brunete, Aragon, Belchite, Hijar, Caspe, Gandesa and Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA at Jarama: a minor but infectious wound; WIA again seriously at Brunete, wounds to legs and arms and hospitalized at Villa Paz, Number 1 Madrid, and Saelices; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 aboard the Duchess of Richmond; Fought during World War II with the Canadian Army; Died 3 December 1975 in Oaxaca, Mexico
Other:
Travelled extensively and lived abroad at length, spending time in the US, Mexico, Europe, and Asia before the Spanish Civil War
Sources:
HC; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 551, ll. 34, 37-44; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
