Date of birth:
Friday, 8 August 1913
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
logger; miner
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Newcastle on Tyne, England
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 20 January 1928
Education:
elementary school
Political affiliation:
Young Communist League, 1935-1938; Communist Party of Canada, October 1936; May have been kicked out of the party
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-06-07
Unit:
Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion; Rank Brigada
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 11 February 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Accused of deserting; Listed as a deserter
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6 Delo 572, ll. 22-26; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
