Nickname:
John
Date of birth:
Thursday, 12 January 1905
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
painter; farmer
Hometown(s):
Tumise, Ukraine (Poland); Analta, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Sudbury, Ontario; Coleman, Alberta
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1922
Education:
public school, 2 years;
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936; Communist Party of Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-01 - arrived via Espolla
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Medical service; Served at Funetes de Ebro, Teruel, Retreats, and Ebro Offensive
Final status:
Listed as MIA; WIA at Teruel, January 1938; Hospitalized; Rejoined Mackenzie Papineaus 24 March 1938; WIA again 8 September 1939 at Ebro Offensive; Hospitalized; Survived;Returned to Canada February 3, 1939 via the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 556, ll. 7-13; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510. ll. 62; List of Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13 (Lined out); Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
