Alternate name(s):
Liancus
Nickname:
Marc
Date of birth:
Saturday, 28 November 1908
Marital status:
single; married Rita Kyelmo in 1948
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Aboriginal
Profession:
logger; diamond driller
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Kamloops, British Columbia
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1937
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-06
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Machine Gun Company, Section Leader
Final status:
WIA while on patrol with Ed Cecil-Smith at Teruel; Smith carried the wounded Haldane back to the lines; Lost a leg; Survived; Returned to Canada 9 September 1938; Died in 1958 in Whitehorse, Yukon
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 551, ll. 27-29; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Email from David Champion to Chris Brooks, December 29, 2016; Hoff
