Alternate name(s):
Witeyak
Witchak
Date of birth:
Thursday, 4 October 1906
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Polish
Profession:
labourer
Hometown(s):
Leamington, Ontario; Windsor, Ontario; Kurowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Saturday, 19 April 1930
Political affiliation:
Possibly joined the Communist Party in Spain
Prior military experience:
Polish Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-03-13
Unit:
13 Brigade; Dombrowski Battalion; 52 Battalion "Palafox"
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939, on the Duchess of Richmond; His passport was used to infiltrate a Soviet spy into the US
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 47, ll. 20, Letter from Helge Meyer to Kerr, July 27, 1937 listing Canadians in the Palafox BN and the 6th Anti-Tank Battery; Momryk; Petrou; Polek
