Alternate name(s):
Perry; Peter; Milton; Hiltons; Wellington
Date of birth:
Monday, 9 February 1903
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
baker; relief camps
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; Wellingborough, North Hamptonshire, England
Date of immigration to Canada:
Wednesday, 6 October 1920
Education:
5 years formal education
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1935; Left the party before or during his time in Spain
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
Prior military experience:
None
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-02
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Mess/Kitchen Sergeant; Later with Machine gun company; Served at Aragon, Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, and the Retreats
Final status:
POW 10 March 1938; Held at San Pedro de Cardenas Prison Camp; Exchanged 5 April 1939; Survived; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 on the <i>Duchess of Bedford</i>; Fought during World War II with the Canadian Army; Died 10 September 1975 in Vancouver British Columbia
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510. ll. 33; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 552, ll. 15-16; List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13 (Peter Hilton, MIA April 1938); Geiser; Hoar; Liversedge; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
