Alternate name(s):
Bespirstis
Baperstis
Bupirstis
Bprestis
Petra
Pete
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 16 September 1891
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Lithuanian
Profession:
farmer; carpenter; bee keeper; horticulturalist
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Cochrane, Ontario; Bartnikai, Lithuania
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 13 April 1928
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1937
Prior military experience:
World War I
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-05 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Section 2, Sniper
Final status:
WIA 2 January 1938; Left Spain 2 July 1938; Survived; Treated for rheumatism in Canada; died 1977
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 509, ll. 31; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 609; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
