Alternate name(s):
Elenduke; Ellenduik; Elindiuk; Nykola; Nicolas
Nickname:
Nick
Date of birth:
Saturday, 4 February 1911
Marital status:
single
Later married Helen
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Ukrainian
Profession:
horse trainer; ranch hand; later worked as a stringer for the Ukrainian-Canadian paper The People's Gazette
Hometown(s):
Arbakka, Manitoba; Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1934
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-03-00 or 1937-06-10
Unit:
Battalion of Instruction at Tarazona; Pozo Rubio Officers' Training School; Instructor at Tarragona until 15 October 1937; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion: Rejoined in March 1938; Instructor; 45 Division: Cavalry
Final status:
POW 11 March 1938; Exchanged; Served in the Canadian army (militia) during World War II; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939; Died 6 June 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña.
Sources:
Figueres List. RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 547, ll. 71-72; Hoar; Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
