Alternate name(s):
Hurrell
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 30 April 1913
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
cook
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Essex, United Kingdom
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 8 March 1929
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1929
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-29
Unit:
15 Brigade
Final status:
MIA/POW 3 April 1938; Imprisoned by the International Brigade; Survived; Served in WWII with the 1st Field Regiment, Royal Field Artillery; KIA 25 November 1941 in Tobruk, Egypt
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Deserted on 2 April 1938; Imprisoned at Castillo de Fels
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 2, Delo 264, p. 108; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 552, pp. 63-64; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
