Alternate name(s):
Frank; Koops; Cooks; Cop; Coups
Date of birth:
Monday, 15 December 1913
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Dutch
Profession:
driver; auto mechanic; upholsterer
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Lynn Valley, British Columbia; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Education:
public school; technical school; night school
Political affiliation:
Young Communist League, 1932; Communist Party, 1932; Parti Communiste 1937
Prior military experience:
No prior military experience
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-03 via the Pyrenees
Unit:
Trained with the 2 Battalion of Instruction, Tarazona for 3 months; Served in the 15 Brigade, Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 4; Served at Retreats, Caspe and Gandesa
Final status:
WIA in back and head; Hospitalized until at least May 1938 at Mataro; Survived; Returned to Canada 1939
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 545, ll. 57-63; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
