Alternate name(s):
Vilijia; Lippanen; Lepponen; Lenox; Wiljo; Arvi
Date of birth:
Monday, 30 July 1900
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
lumberjack
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Pori, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Saturday, 14 September 1929
Education:
Public school 2 years in Finland
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1931
Prior military experience:
Finnish Army, 1922-23, machine gunner
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-13 - arrived in Liverpool en route to Spain
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Co. 4, Section 1, 1st gunner group 2; Auto Park; Partisans
Final status:
Reported KIA; Survived; Returned January 1939 to Finland
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Did not desert, but was under suspicion. Held at Castelldefels Prison
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510. ll. 91; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 557, ll. 33 (under Lenox) 34-36 (under Lepponen, Arvi); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry, Our Boys in Spain.
