Date of birth:
Tuesday, 25 June 1912
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 4 July 1930
Education:
Unknown, but came to Canada as a student with a ticket paid for by the Salvation Army
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party; International Brigades files state he is not to be accepted unless his behaviour improves
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-01
Unit:
Trained at Tarazona Company 1 and 2 from December 1937 to March 1938; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3; Corporal; Served at Belchite, Batea and in the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA 6 September 1938 in Corbera in the left leg, in hospital for 2.5 months; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 550, ll. 1-4; Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 142, ll 45-46; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry; Hoff
