Alternate name(s):
Scott
Saul
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 6 June 1916
Marital status:
married to Bella Sheer
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Jewish
Profession:
student; teacher; jeweler
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario
Political affiliation:
Young Communist League, 1937
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-25
Unit:
15 Brigade; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; 24 Battalion: Spanish Battalion
Final status:
Captured by enemy forces on 10 March 1938 at Belchite; POW at San Pedro de Cardeñas; Exchanged on 5 April 1939; Survived; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Served with the Canadian Army during World War II; Involved with the Mac Pap Veterans Association; Died 15 April 2011 in Cuba
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña.
Sources:
Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
