Private William Arthur Nixon
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Nixon,
William Arthur
Date of birth: 1879-10-23
Place of birth: Wellington Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Luella May Nixon, wife. 625 Stadacona Street West, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, X. A. 10.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 781755
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 128th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-10 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 80799
LAC ID:
548861
Service file: B7344-S024
Uploader's Notes: Son of John Nixon and Rebecca Nixon of Squezen, Ontario; husband of Luella May Nixon of Avonlea, Saskatchewan.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 128th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-29