Alternate name(s):
McChristie; McChrystal
Date of birth:
Thursday, 28 December 1905
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Irish
Profession:
tailor; organizer
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Londonderry, Ireland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Monday, 9 April 1928
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1935 or 1936
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-30 sailed
1937-08-14 arrived
Unit:
Trained with the 5th Recruit Company Tarazona; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Officer Training School
Final status:
MIA/Deserted 10-17 March 1938; Survived; Likely returned to Ireland
Disciplinary record in Spain:
MIA 17 March 1938; Accused of deserting; Only spent a short time in the line
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 559, ll. 25; McLoughlin; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
