Alternate name(s):
Ederljack; Petro; Erdeljar; Erdeluac; Edeljac; Erdelgac; Peter
Date of birth:
Monday, 13 July 1903
Marital status:
Married to Mara
Children:
1
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Croatian
Profession:
factory and mine worker
Hometown(s):
Prilisce, Croatia; Timmins, Ontario; Schumacher, Ontario; Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Date of immigration to Canada:
Thursday, 15 July 1926
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1931
Prior military experience:
16 months in the Yugoslav Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-03-23
Unit:
Dimitrov Battalion; Most likely with Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Commissar, 45 Division (Czech-Balkan)
Final status:
WIA at Madrid; Survived; Returned to Canada in 1938; Served with Special Operations Executive during World War II; Returned to Yugoslavia; Died 1 September 1976 in Zagreb, Croatia
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 547, ll. 6 (Fiche), and 83-86; Kraljic; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff; Matica iseljenika Hrvatske, vol 26, no.10 (October 1976), p. 40;
Spisak Spanskih boraca iz Yugoslavije, a list of Yugoslav volunteers in Spain, originally established in 1971 and now posted by the Association of Spanish volunteers (Beograd, Serbia)
