Private Nelson Buchanan
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1881-06-23
Place of birth: U.S.A.
Marital status: no data
Date of death:
1917-04-30
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Brookside Cemetery, Mil. 65.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 288216
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
Private (Army).
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 420068
LAC ID:
73300
Service file: B1231-S038
Uploader's Notes: Born 23 June 1881 in Goderich, Ontario. Son of the late James and Katherine Buchanan, of St. Vital, Manitoba. Brother of Mrs. George Snider of Washington, Iowa, U.S.A. and Peter Buchanan of Excelsior, Minnisota, U.S.A. Attested in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 27 March 1916 stating he was single and a farmer. He was discharged on 27 March 1917, as unfit for service.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 221st Battalion, C.E.F. ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20