Alternate name(s):
Peter Woinar
Woynar; Voinar; Woijnar; Woznar; Woiner; Petro
Date of Birth:
1898
Marital status:
married to Tekla
Children:
2
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
tailor; miner
Hometown(s):
Timmins, Ontario; Russia; Wroblik-Krolewski, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Thursday, 24 March 1927
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1935
Prior military experience:
World War I
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-03
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 1; Officers' Training School; Machine Gun Company; Served at Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, Segura de los BanĚos, The Retreats (Belchite, Caspe, Gandesa), and Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA 23 September 1938 at Corbera: hit in the chest; Hospitalized at Reus for 8 days; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Did not desert, but jailed for one week for "insubordination."
Other:
Spoke English, Ukrainian, Polish and Russian
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 575, ll. 116-120; Momryk; Petrou
