Alternate name(s):
Ralloff; Rally; Raleigh; Raloff; Reli; Raleigh; Ralley; Bally
Nicoloff; Nickoloff; Nicolof
Jovan; Kames; Jim; Lyon
Date of Birth:
circa 1913
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Macedonian
Profession:
cook; waiter
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of immigration to Canada:
Tuesday, 17 June 1930
Education:
"ordinary" education
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-03-19 left Canada
1937-05-30 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Head cook in kitchen; Served at Fuentes de Ebro, Aragon, Teruel (Central Front), Retreats (Gandesa, Caspe), Ebro Offensive
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Involved with the MacPap Veterans Association (Toronto)
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 573, ll. 25 (Letter from Jim Rally to Comrade [Jack] Taylor March 5, 1938); Opis 6, Delo 565, ll. 9; (under Ralloff, Ivan); Opis 6, Delo 565, ll. 10-14a (under Rally, James); Kraljic; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
