Alternate name(s):
Ivan; John; Derecimovic; Derencinovich; Deringinovitch; Derenovic
Date of birth:
Friday, 18 August 1905
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Croatian
Profession:
miner
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Jurandvor, Primrose-Gorski, Croatia
Date of immigration to Canada:
Monday, 28 August 1905
Education:
Primary school
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party, but Derencinovic's file notes he "should be recruited"
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-18
Unit:
Dimitrov Battalion; Chapaev Battalion; 129 Brigade
Final status:
WIA twice; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Mackenzie Papineau Veterans Association (West); Died after 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia
Sources:
Kraljic; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
