Alternate name(s):
Bediuk
Jan
John
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 18 May 1904
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
driver
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Juskowic, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 6 July 1928
Political affiliation:
Young Communist League, 1930
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-18
Unit:
Served with the Auto Park, driver and Sanidad; Later with 5th Corps; Served at Segovia, Brunete, Quinto, Belchite, Fuentes de Ebro, Extramadura, and Ebro Offensive
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939, on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1541, ll. 58-61; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
