Alternate name(s):
Lightfoot
Nickname:
George
Date of birth:
Saturday, 28 December 1901
Marital status:
widowed
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
moulder; blacksmith
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario; Peterborough, Ontario
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936; May have been expelled, he is listed as "not to be readmitted"
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated
Prior military experience:
Enlisted Canadian Army on September 28, 1917 in WWI and gave DOB at December 28, 1899 to qualify; No 3 AMC (medical corps) as a private in
Woodcote Park, Epsom, England; hospitalized February 17, 1919
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-29
1937-10-01 - arrived via Massanet
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion: Police, November 9, 1937 to March 30, 1938; rank Cabo
Final status:
Twice wounded, Argente shrapnel in hand, Teruel in left knee and leg; hospitalized at Benicasim, Denia and Vich for 4 months; survived; d. 1945,
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Deserted on 4 October 1938; Sent to Castillo de Fels; Reported to be a "drunkard"
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 557, ll. 60 (Fiche), 61-66; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
