Alternate name(s):
George Laskowski
Laskowsky
Nickname:
Bill
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 7 June 1899
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
barber
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Waterloo, Ontario; Skladsolnyi, Ukraine
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1924
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1928
Prior military experience:
Austrian and Ukrainian armies during World War I
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-01-20
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion
Final status:
KIA 27 February 1937 at Jarama
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 557, ll. 12 (Fiche); List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13; Americans and Canadians Killed in Spain Complete list to Nov. 15, 1937 (under Laskowski); Hoar; Momryk; Petrou
