Date of birth:
Wednesday, 17 February 1915
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Jewish
Profession:
pharmacist
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Montreal, Quebec; Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education:
University of Winnipeg, pharmacy
Political affiliation:
Young Communist League, 1935
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-01 left Winnipeg
1937-06-22 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Medical core
Final status:
WIA at Ebro; Survived; Served in the Canadian Army during World War II though didn't go overseas
Disciplinary record in Spain:
No accusations of desertion, though he did head to Barcelona after the Retreats and was rounded up by the military police. He says he thought his time was over.
Other:
Cohen was one of the 250 volunteers who were aboard the Ciudad of Barcelona when it was torpedoed and sank in May 1937
Sources:
Sail; SACB; Cadre; Mac-Paps; XV BDE; Pay; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 545, ll. 14 (fiche); Pacific NW; ARP Survey Response; Canadians; Ancestry; Hoff
