Alternate name(s):
Yargs, TeodorIarysh
Iarysh
Yarysh
Teodor
Arysh
Date of birth:
Sunday, 11 November 1900
Marital status:
married
Children:
1
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
hotel worker; food worker
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Sienkow, Ukraine (Poland)
Education:
Public school education
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1937
Prior military experience:
World War I
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-01 on Ciudad de Barcelona
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3; Battalion Intendencia; Rank Soldado; Served at Aragon, Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, Segura de los BanĚos; Retreats (Belchite, Azura, Caspe, Gandesa), Ebro Offensive (Sierra Pandols, Sierra Caballs)
Final status:
Survived; Returned 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Other:
Involved with the Mac-Paps Veterans Association (Toronto)
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 512, ll. 96; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 576 (name only); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
