Alternate name(s):
Roberts
Date of birth:
Friday, 2 December 1898
Date of Birth:
2 December 1898 or 1902
Marital status:
Married to Violet Woodman in 1928
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Scottish
Hometown(s):
Kirkland Lake, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 22 April 1921
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-13 via Massanet
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
POW March 1938 at Caspe; Imprisoned in San Pedro de Cardena where he was the contact for Communist Party work among Canadians; Exchanged 5 April 1939; Survived; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 aboard the Duchess of Richmond
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña.
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 546, ll. 45 (ver gen can), 46, 47-50 (Report by R. Dickie for Party Committee in Franco-Prison); Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
