Date of birth:
Wednesday, 7 July 1909
Marital status:
Single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
farm worker
Hometown(s):
Claire, Saskatchewan; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Selkirk, Manitoba; Debiny, Poland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1927
Education:
elementary school
Political affiliation:
May not have been a member of the Communist Party in Canada; one source says he is a member of the party, but he is a bad member
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-16
Unit:
Trained with the 1st Battalion of Instruction; 86th Brigade, 20th Battalion; 13th Brigade, 2nd Battalion from 18 March 1937 to 1 October 1937; 2nd Battalion of Instruction from 1 October 1937 to 12 February 1938; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion: Teruel; Confined to attending unit in Special Machine Gun battalion; Served at Cordoba, Huesca, Brunete, Aragon, Teruel, The Retreats, and Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA at Cordoba 29 April 1937 or 18 May 1937; WIA second time 26 July 1938; WIA Sick; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939; Fought during World War II with the Canadian Army; Died 24 June 1991 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Accused of deserting during Ebro action. May have deserted twice.
Other:
Spoke Russia, Polish, and English
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 547, ll. 96-108; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
