Alternate name(s):
Pyluk; Pyllik; Piluk
John
Date of birth:
Thursday, 25 May 1899
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
cook; carpenter; bush worker
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Galicia, Ukraine
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1928
Political affiliation:
Joined the Communist Party in Spain
Prior military experience:
World War I
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-17 left
1937-11-10 arrived
Unit:
Artillery: 3 group heavy artillery, 3rd Battery
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 11 February 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Died in 1981
Sources:
Figueres List (under Pyluk); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 564, ll. 63- (under Pyluk); Momryk; Petrou
