Alternate name(s):
Waino; Vaine
Date of birth:
Saturday, 3 August 1907
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
lumber worker
Hometown(s):
South Porcupine, Port Arthur, Ontario; Haapajarvi, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 2 June 1929
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-02-26
Unit:
Trained with the 15th International Brigade Instruction; To the front 14 March 1938; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Machine Gun Company, Runner; Later International Brigade medical company; Served during the Retreats and the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the <i>Duchess of Richmond</i>
Other:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510. ll. 39; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 552, ll. 90-99; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
