Alternate name(s):
John
Job
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 10 January 1912
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Hungarian
Profession:
chauffeur; mechanic
Hometown(s):
Lethbridge, Alberta; McGrath, Alberta; United States; Kolionter, Hungary
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1929
Education:
public school
Political affiliation:
Conflicting reports: May joined the Communist Party of Canada in 1934 or 1936; May have joined the Communist Party in Spain
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek
Prior military experience:
2 months, Hungarian Army in 1927
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-11
Unit:
13 Brigade; Rakosi Battalion, Company 3; 15 Brigade; Medical Unit; Sergeant; Sobrante and Rosa Luxemburge Artillery; Olot Instruction Camp; Anti-tank Battery
Final status:
Sick 20 March 1938; WIA at Brunete in July 1937: hit in the right shoulder through the neck; Hospitalized; Attended OLOT instruction camp; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Died in 1968
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 568, ll. 59-65, 96-97; Momryk; Petrou
