Alternate name(s):
Richard; Michael; Haiduk; Hyduck; Hyde
Date of birth:
Saturday, 10 December 1910
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Ukrainian
Profession:
labourer; Communist Party of Canada worker; restaurant worker
Hometown(s):
Innisfree, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta
Education:
secondary school; some business college
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1930; Young Communist League
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-26
Unit:
Trained with the Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Section 1, group leader; Lincoln Washington Battalion, Company 3; Granted transfer to Lincolns because he wanted to see action as soon as possible. After he was wounded, he worked in armouries and at Battalion of Instruction as instructor and translator; Served at Quinto, Belchite, Fuentes de Ebro, Retreats, and the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA in leg at Belchite on 5 September 1937 during street fighting; Survived; Returned to Canada on the Duchess of Richmond on 3 February 1939; Fought during World War II with the Canadian Army
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Accused of deserting 2 October 1938 and was arrested aboard a British ship; Labeled "suspicious"
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510. ll. 39; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 552, ll. 90-99; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
