Alternate name(s):
Red
Date of Birth:
circa 1904
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
American
Profession:
steelworker
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Conception Harbour, Newfoundland; Cleveland, Ohio
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-14
Unit:
Political commissar; as part of a scouting party with Tom Mallon when they were taken by surprise near Batea Junction in late March, he left Mallon behind and led his unit back to safety
Final status:
WIA at Ebro river crossing; Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada 27 February 1939 on the Duchess of York
Sources:
Figueres List; Hoar p.194; Petrou; Ancestry
