James Southgate

Nickname: 
Jimmy
Date of Birth: 
circa 1906
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
English
Profession: 
crane operator; journalist
Hometown(s): 
Hamilton, Ontario; Kent, England
Date of immigration to Canada: 
Sunday, 5 October 1913
Political affiliation: 
Anti-fascist; Expelled from the Communist Party before arrival in Spain; Joined the Communist Party in Spain; He was expelled from the party in Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-07
Unit: 
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Medical Unit; Ambulance driver; Garibaldi Battalion
Final status: 
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Involved with the MacPap Veterans Association; Died in 1989
Disciplinary record in Spain: 
He seems to have "defended desertion" but it is not clear if he did desert
Other: 
Came to Canada as a Home Child
Sources: 
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 570, ll. 5-7; Petrou, Ancestry
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z