Alternate name(s):
Henry
Tournen
Tourninen
Torvinen
Date of birth:
Friday, 16 February 1900
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
labourer; carpenter; sawmill worker; shoemaker
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Katsula, Finland
Education:
1.5 years of Elementary school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Prior military experience:
Served in the Finnish Army, 1923-1924: Keshki-Suomen Regiment
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-15 sailed
1937-05-01 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Machine Gun Company; Served at Jarama, Brunete, Teruel, Cordoba, Segura de los BanĚos, Aragon to Catalonia
Final status:
KIA 28 July 1938 at Gandesa
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1033, ll. 4-6; Momryk; Petrou; Our Boys in Spain
