Alternate name(s):
Huosionmaa; Housianna; Huusionmaa; Hudrianmai
Nickname:
Oskar
Date of birth:
Monday, 1 July 1895
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
lumber worker; railway worker
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Alajarvi, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 13 March 1927
Education:
sunday school; elementary education
Political affiliation:
Unclear if he was a member of the Communist Party
Prior military experience:
Finnish Army, 1919
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-13 sailed; 1937-04-29 arrived
Unit:
British Battalion; Lincoln-Washington Battalion, Machine Gun Company 4 from 25 July 1937; British Battalion, Company 4 from 5 August 1937; Brigade Special Machine Gun Company from 5 December 1937; Moved to Instruction Base 16 February 1938; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Machine Gun Company from 10 April 1938; Served at Jarama, Brunete, Quinto, Belchite, Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, and Ebro Offensive
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1027, ll 55-61; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Our Boys in Spain; Hoff
