Alternate name(s):
Binter
Bender
Nickname:
Mick
Date of birth:
Monday, 4 September 1899
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Austrian
Profession:
railway worker; factory worker; laborer
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Keunweg, Austria
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 13 March 1927
Education:
Formal education ended at age 14
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1932
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-10 sailed
1937-07-29 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Section 2, Stretcher bearer
Final status:
KIA 10 August 1938 at Gandesa, Ebro Offensive
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 509, ll. 32; Hoar (as Binter); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
