Alternate name(s):
Shumaker; Shomaker; Shumega; Szumega; Shumake; Shymega
Jan
Date of Birth:
circa 1898
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Lacke, Poland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1927
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-02
Unit:
13 Brigade; 52 Battalion; Runner; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion: Possibly joined after the end of hostilities on 8 October 1938
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Involved with the MacPap Veterans Association (Toronto)
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 570, ll. 116-117 (under Szumega, Jan); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 569, ll. 48-51; Momryk; Petrou
