Alternate name(s):
Backlet; Blacken; Backler, D. Lionel
Date of birth:
Monday, 28 July 1913
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
journalist
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Victoria, British Columbia; New York; Devon, England
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 26 June 1914
Education:
University of British Columbia, Journalism
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of the United States of America, 1935
Unit:
Trained with the Mackenzie-Papineau BN, Co. 1, Section 2
Final status:
KIA; Died 24 August 1937 in Murcia hospital
Other:
He originally traveled to Spain to cover the war as a journalist
Sources:
List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13; Americans and Canadians Killed in Spain Complete list to Nov. 15, 1937; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 509, ll. 19; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 542 (name only); NAC, M-P Collection, Hoar, V. 1, F. 10 Death and Disappearance Certificates, (8/24/37); Momryk; Petrou; Relatives (Wendi Backler)
