James Dames

James Dames
Alternate name(s): 
Demetris
Date of birth: 
Saturday, 12 December 1896
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
Greek
Profession: 
salesman
Hometown(s): 
Montreal, Quebec
Political affiliation: 
Communist Party of Canada, 1934
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-01-15 arrived
Unit: 
Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Political leader; Cited as doing "Special Work"
Final status: 
WIA 17 February 1937 at Jarama, returned to the front in April; WIA 9 July 1937 at Brunete; POW at Gandesa 4 April 1939
Sources: 
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 546, ll. 8-9; Momryk; Petrou
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