Alternate name(s):
Duval; Laurent
Date of birth:
Friday, 5 March 1909
Marital status:
married
Ethnicity/Nationality:
French Canadian
Profession:
designer; painter; teacher; logger
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec
Education:
teachers' college in the United States, 1 year; studied art; McGill University
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of the United States of America, 1933; Communist Party of Spain
Prior military experience:
Canadian Officers' Training Corps, military training in college
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-10-19
Unit:
15th Brigade; 35th Division, Topographical Section and Information; Served at Batea, Gandesa, Sierra Pandols, Sierra Caballs and Corbera
Final status:
Hospitalized with bronchitis; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 548, ll. 78-88; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
