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Private David Niven

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Niven, David
Date of birth: 1891-05-10
Place of birth: Oyne Aberdeenshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mary Niven, mother. Glenlogie Cottage, Oyne, Aberdeenshire
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-09-08
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 183889
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-22 to 1917-09-08
  2. Private (Army). 1916-08-12 to 1916-10-21
  3. Private (Army). 1915-12-11 to 1916-08-12
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Nuns Alley
Commemoration location: Oyne War Memorial

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 259178
LAC ID: 548632
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7339-S030
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Mary Niven.

Aberdeen City Roll of Honour: 84 Baker Street, Aberdeen. Insch & Oyne Memorial. 1901 Census 145/1/19 : The Orphanage Aberlour

Uploader's Research notes: 89th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 89th Battalion Private Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps Canadian Machine Gun Depot Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-02-25