Alternate name(s):
Lakti
Lanti
William
Wilpras
Wilpas
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 11 October 1911
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
lumberjack; miner
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Perho, Finland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
circa 1934
Political affiliation:
Community Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-02-29
Unit:
Transport; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion: Machine gun company; Mortarman and rifleman; Served at Ebro Offensive, Gandesa
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada February 3, 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Reported "disappeared," likely deserted September 17, 1938 Ebro Front
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 49; RGASPI F 545, Opis 6, Delo 1029, ll. 13-18: RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1033, ll. 37 (under Wilpas); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Our Boys in Spain
