Last Vet Of Spanish War
- Publication
- Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 1989
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- Matti Hanni ; frontline soldier in Spanish War ; emigrated from Finland in 1926 ; working as bushworker ; decided to enlist ; entered training camp for the International Brigade ; saw action in Cataluna province ; didn't have enough ammunition to fight ; retreat ; lost over 20 men, two from Port Arthur ; left Spain in 1939 ; welcomed by Finnish community on return ; given free room at Mariaggi Hotel ; Veteran Affairs Ministry has done nothing for veterans ; at time of war Canadian Parliament said they were the enemy ; should ratify that ; photo
- Notes
- Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Biography - Hanni, Matti
Full text available on microfilm - Date of Publication
- 1989
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Thunder Bay Public LibraryEmail:research@tbpl.ca
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