Private Robert Emmerson Nickerson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Nickerson,
Robert Emmerson
Date of birth: 1897-08-04
Place of birth: Clark’s Harbour Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Fred Theodore Nickerson, father. Clarks Harbour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Fisherman
Occupation (normalized): Deep-Sea Fisherman
Address:
Clarks Harbour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1918-09-02
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Dury Mill British Cemetery, I. A. 22.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 282442
Highest Rank:
Private
(85th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-28 ?
- Private (Army). 1916-03-08 to 1916-12-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: wounded October 31, 1917 at Passchendaele, Wounded March 21, 1918 at Oppy, KIA September 2, 1918 at Scarpe
Commemoration location: Clark’s Harbour Nova Scotia War Memorial
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 253918
LAC ID:
561670
Service file: B7325-S020
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Fred Theodore Nickerson and Ardella Nickerson of Clark's Harbour, Shelburne Co., Nova Scotia
Uploader's Research notes: 219th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 219th Battalion B Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-01