Alternate name(s):
John Kotic; Koltyk
Date of birth:
Saturday, 25 July 1908
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
railway worker
Hometown(s):
Port Hammond, British Columbia; Romania; Bukovina, Ukraine
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1926
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1934
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-04 or 1937-08-20 via Massanet
Unit:
Sniper School at Pozo Pubio from 8 September 1937; Tarazona Battalion of Instruction from 17 December 1937; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
WIA; Survived; Macleod reports he was found in concentration camp and was in Le Havre, May 20 1938; Sailed for Canada 27 May 1938 on the Duchess of Richmond; d. 15 December 1969
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Disciplined on 20 May 1938 in Paris; Reportedly deserted
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 556, ll. 76; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 64 “List of Canadian Deserters Who Landed in Paris, List of American Deserters Who Landed in Paris” undated; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
