Alternate name(s):
Partus; Bartush; Ignactz; Ignas; Pal
Date of birth:
Saturday, 19 October 1901
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Hungarian
Profession:
labourer; cook
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Parad, Hungary
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 1 April 1928
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-13
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion; from June 6, 1937 until March 27, 1938 with 15th Division Staff; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Sergeant; Group leader; Served at Jarama February 23-July 3, 1937; Brunete and Aragon July 3 – August 3, 1937; Ebro Front April 12-September 8, 1938
Final status:
WIA right arm, September 8, 1938, Corbera; In hospital at Tarragona and Vals for 15-days; Survived; Awarded an International Brigades' medal, January 24, 1939; Returned to Canada on February 3, 1939, on the Duchess of Richmond; Returned to Hungary
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 542; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
