Alternate name(s):
Matko; John; Jan
Date of Birth:
circa 1897
Marital status:
married
1
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
shoemaker; labourer; lumber worker
Hometown(s):
Edmonton, Alberta; Toronto, Ontario; Austria
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1928
Education:
apprenticed as shoe maker in Europe
Political affiliation:
Anti-fascist
Prior military experience:
Austrian Army during World War I, Red Army, Ukraine, Christmas 1919
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-18 arrived
Unit:
Combined International/ Spanish artillery battery attached to 68 division
Final status:
Hospitalized with busted eardrum; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
Figueres List; NAC, M-P Collection, Cecil-Smith, V. 1, F. 16, Memoirs and Accounts of Service in Spain, Malko, John, 2 pages, no date; Petrou; Ancestry
