Alternate name(s):
Jack Zacharik; Joel Dittrick; Joseph; Frank; Jakob; Dittrich; Dittriek
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 10 March 1903
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Swiss
Profession:
carpenter; moulder; driver; automotive worker
Hometown(s):
Kamloops, British Columbia; Gradna, Manitoba
Education:
elementary school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1937
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-To-Ottawa Trek
Prior military experience:
No prior military experience
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-10-27 arrived
Unit:
15 Brigade; Olot Instruction Camp
Final status:
Attended OLOT instruction camp; WIA at Teruel; Sick in March 1938; Hospitalized; WIA 27 August 1938; Survived; Returned to Toronto on 9 September 1938
Other:
Dietrich was jailed for 21 days in September 1934 for obstruction of a police officer
Sources:
Figueres List (under Dittrick); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 576; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 546, ll. 54-56, 58-59; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
