Yrjo Lahdekorpi

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
Affiliations to union and social groups: 
Unemployed unions, may have included the Single Men's Unemployed Association
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
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