Alternate name(s):
Jan; Krel; Krall
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 19 October 1898
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Slovakian
Profession:
railway worker
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec; Stupane, Czechoslovakia
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1925
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1935
Prior military experience:
Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I
Unit:
Artillery
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 23 February 1939 aboard the Duchess of York
Sources:
Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
