Alternate name(s):
Lebzyr; Levchuk; Lewchuk; Maxim
Date of birth:
Thursday, 24 April 1902
Marital status:
married
Children:
2
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
typographer; painter; printer
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Lubianki, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 5 August 1928
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1930
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-01-20 - sailed
1937-01-28 - arrived
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Artillery, January 19 to May 1, 1938; 15th Corps Special machine gun Battalion from May 2 to October 2, 1938; service sanitaire; served at Jarama, Brunete and the Ebro Offensive; Rank Soldado
Final status:
Survived; Awarded an International Brigades' medal; Returned to Canada on February 3, 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 543; and Opis 6, Delo 557, ll. 44-48; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
