Alternate name(s):
Morron; Kane; Bill
Date of Birth:
circa 1901
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Scottish
Profession:
miner; dock worker
Hometown(s):
Hamilton, Ontario; Glasgow, Scotland
Political affiliation:
Likely joined the Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-29 arrived
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Stationed in Badalona
Final status:
Hospitalized 16 August 1937; Sick 5 January 1938; Injured in accident on 13 June 1937: broke his left leg; Survived; Returned to Canada on 29 October 1938
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 112; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 2, Delo 51, ll. 134 on transfer to the Lincolns; Momryk; Petrou
