Biography

Álvarez Basalo, Manuel (Álvarez Baralo); 36 years old; Spanish or Cuban American; Domicile New York; Arrived in Albacete on April 18 1937; Served with an unnamed French machinegun unit on the Granada Front as medic, the unit later split up and he was sent to Villanueva de la Jara in July 1937 to help organize the 1st battalion for the XIV BDE; Medic for the 4th MG Co.; Requested transfer to an American hospital.

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Source: Inventory North Americans; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 856, ll. 92-99.