Alternate name(s):
Fody; Foden; Dorby
Date of birth:
Saturday, 20 October 1900
Marital status:
married
later married Mildred McHall
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
Autoworker
Hometown(s):
Landsdown, Ontario; Toronto, Ontario
Political affiliation:
International Brigades' records note that he "should definitely be kept out of the Party"
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-11-15
Unit:
Trained in Tarazona; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion from 5 April 1938; Instructor; Stretcher bearer; Sergeant; Marca, Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA 4 August 1938 at Hill 481, Gandesa; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; 6 January 1945 L. Cpl William Ambrose Fodey "mentioned in Despatches by King of England for gallantry in Italy"
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 548, ll. 49-52; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
