Corporal Oscar Riley Nickerson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Nickerson,
Oscar Riley
Date of birth: 1896-11-12
Place of birth: Clark’s Harbour Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: M G Nickerson, father. Clark’s Harbour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Cook
Occupation (normalized): Cook, Except Private Service
Address:
Clark’s Harbour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1918-09-25
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Faubourg-D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, VII. F. 47.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 282834
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(85th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Corporal, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-10-30 ?
- Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-07-29 to 1917-10-30
- Private (Army). 1916-03-22 to 1917-07-29
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Clark’s Harbour Nova Scotia War Memorial
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 574616
LAC ID:
561662
Service file: B7325-S012
Uploader's Notes: On the Clark's Harbour War Memorial it reads "Oscar R Nickerson Killed by Bomb Arras Sept. 26 1918"
Uploader's Research notes: 219th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 219th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-01