Michael Procyk

Michael Procyk
Alternate name(s): 
Prosyk; Mitchel; Michel
Date of birth: 
Sunday, 16 August 1908
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
Ukrainian
Profession: 
carpenter; electrician
Hometown(s): 
Calgary, Alberta; Wyzow, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada: 
Saturday, 4 August 1928
Political affiliation: 
Communist Party of Spain
Affiliations to union and social groups: 
Took part in strikes in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1938-01-29 arrived
Unit: 
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Rank Soldado then Cabo; Machine gun instructor
Final status: 

WIA on 30 July 1938 when he was shot in the right hand by an enemy patrol; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond

Sources: 
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 564, ll. 52-54; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 761, ll. 30-35; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
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