Jan Smolko

Alternate name(s): 

Smolki

Joseph

William

Date of birth: 

Friday, 1 August 1902

Marital status: 

married

Children: 

2

Ethnicity/Nationality: 

Slovakian

Profession: 

labourer

Hometown(s): 

Vancouver, British Columbia; Montreal, Quebec; Siroke, Czechoslovakia

Date of Immigration to Canada: 

1926

Political affiliation: 

Not a member of the Communist Party; Party affiliation unknown

Affiliations to union and social groups: 

Resident of relief camps (1935)

Prior military experience: 

Czechoslovakian Army

Approximate date arrived in Spain: 

1937-06-11

Unit: 

Artillery

Final status: 

Survived; Returned to Canada 23 February 1939 aboard the Duchess of York

Sources: 

Petrou; Ancestry