Nickname:
Jack
Date of Birth:
1906-02-16
Marital status:
married
Ethnicity/Nationality:
British
Profession:
Cannery Worker; Hospital Nursing Orderly
Hometown(s):
Chelsea, England; London, England; Irma, Alberta; Vancouver, British Columbia
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1921-04-30
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1930-01-23
Unit:
XV BDE, Mackenzie-Papineau BN, Co. 3; later 45 Division, Battery No. 3 from August 2, to September 29
Final status:
WIA at Belchite on April 1, 1938: bullet in the right foot; Hospitalized at Mataro for 2 months; Hospitalized at Farnesni for 1 month; Hospitalized at Vich for 1 month; Ebro Offensive and Tortosa. Survived and returned to Canada on February 3, 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond. Fought in WWII. Died in October 21, 1973.
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Arrested and jailed for ten days in September 1938 for "stating my opninion"
Full Name:
John Harry William Offer
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 36, ll. 32; RGASI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 562; ll. 6-11; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry.
