William Delaney

Date of Birth: 
circa 1901
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
French Canadian
Profession: 
logger; driver; factory worker; moviehouse
Hometown(s): 
Sudbury, Ontario
Education: 
public school
Political affiliation: 
Communist Party of Canada, 1930
Affiliations to union and social groups: 
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Industrial Union of Canada, President of Local 2504; Lumber Workers Industrial Union, National President
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-10-31 arrived via Massanet
Unit: 
Served at Tarazona and Teruel
Final status: 
MIA 13 April 1938 during the Retreats, conflicting records suggest he may have been captured and executed or may have returned
Sources: 
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 546, ll. 31-33; List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
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