Alternate name(s):
Janos; Jonas
Nickname:
John
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 24 October 1900
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Czech
Hometown(s):
Chatham, Ontario; Toronto, Ontario; Javornik, Czechoslovakia
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 13 May 1927
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-01-19
Unit:
129 Brigade, Thomas Masaryk Battalion
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Mackenzie Papineau Veterans Association (Toronto); listed as working for the Toronto Transit Commission in 1963
Sources:
Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff