Alternate name(s):
Korpi; Lachdekpo; Yrjo; Irgo; Armas; Landeekorpi; Lahenkorpi; August
Nickname:
George
Date of Birth:
1908
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
bush worker
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Karvia, Finland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1930
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Prior military experience:
Finnish Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-17
Unit:
Served with the Partisans from February 22, 1937 until June 1938; Later with 129th Brigade, Masaryk Battalion from July 2, 1938 to August 17, 1938; Rank Teniete
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada February 23, 1939 aboard the Duchess of York docking in Halifax
Sources:
RGASPI F 545, O, 6, Delo 1029, ll. 6-12; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Our Boys in Spain
