Alternate name(s):
Iwan; John; Dudky; Dutka
Date of birth:
Thursday, 7 June 1917
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
labourer for Canadian National Railroad; lumber worker; unemployed
Hometown(s):
The Pas, Manitoba; Vidranica, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 12 August 1928
Education:
grade 3
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936
Prior military experience:
No prior military experience
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-11-11 via Massanet
Unit:
Trained with Base Infantry Number 1; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Machine Gun Company Number 5, later Number 2, 21 February 1938; Soldato; Served at the Retreats and the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA during the attack on Corbera; Hospitalized at Mataro Hospital two and a half months; Survived; Awarded an International Brigades' medal 24 January 1939; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 546, ll. 89 (fiche); Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 546, ll. 89-97; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry; Hoff
