Alternate name(s):
Philfer; Clevens; Clemens; Ralf
Date of birth:
Saturday, 14 April 1917
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; English
Profession:
labourer
Hometown(s):
Veteran, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1932, local organizer
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-07 via Massanet
Unit:
Trained with the 2 Battalion of Instruction, Tarazona; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3; Served at Fuentes de Ebro through the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA 8 September 1938 at Gandesa below the knee of his left leg, in hospital at Figueres 45 days, then Santa Gerona 14 days, then to Matero until 14 November 1938; Survived; Returned to Canada 23 February 1939 aboard the Duchess of York; Died 1997 in Penticton, British Columbia
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 544, ll. 83-86; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
