Alternate name(s):
Oliswik; Tesowick; Lysowik
Date of birth:
Thursday, 15 February 1917
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Ukrainian
Profession:
auto worker; labourer; customs officer
Hometown(s):
Windsor, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1937; Young Communist League
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-03-01 - arrived via Massanet
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Orderly; Postman; Runner; Transmissions; Rank Cabo; Gandesa March 18 to Aprilr; Ebro Reserve April 4 to May 15; Ebro Offensive at Sierra Pandols and Sierra Caballs July 25 to September 24;
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada February 3, 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; d. 1996
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 562; ll. 27- 30 (under Oliswik); Opis 6 Delo 557, ll. 88-89; Petrou; Ancestry
