Other name: William Toplis
Place of birth: Holborn, London
Year of birth: 15th July 1905
Political organisation: CP '36
Occupation: Building worker/Decorator
Date of arrival: 5th May 1937
Date of departure: 18th December 1938
Comments: Name also spelt as MacCarthy. Address given as; Mother, 7, Henrietta House, Old Street, London EC1. 'Deserted from Brunete and sent to Camp Lukacs, then to Tarazona. Deserted again. Now in camp outside Albacete.' Deserted a total of four times. Assessment: 'Bad. Weak and lazy. Deserter.' 'Repatriated' (IBA Box D-7 File A/1)
1939 living in Church End, Hendon, London.
Source: IBA Box D-7 Files A/1, A/2, RGASPI 545/3/451/85 & 545/6/40/112 & 545/6/91/107 & 545/6/99/5 & 545/6/166/18-19 & 545/6/169/32-35. & NA FO371/22654
Daily Herald - 20 December 1938 p9
