Alternate name(s):
Sebastian, Leon
Mezowets; Miscovetz; Misovetz
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 18 December 1901
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
painter
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec; Smiden, Poland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1930
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1935
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-03-23 arrived
Unit:
Dimitrov Battalion
Final status:
WIA on 22 July 1937 at Brunete; Sick: appendicitis; Worked as guard at Villapas; Refused readmission to Canada by Colonel O'Kelly; Survived; Returned on 8 January 1940; Was designated a "stateless" citizen
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Refused to go to the front; Sent to fortifications unit
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 37; Momryk; Petrou
