Private William Nairn
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1887-12-02
Place of birth: Blackford Perthshire Scotland
Next of kin: George Nairn,father. Boreland Farm, Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland
Marital status: no data
Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk
Address:
726 Burrard St, Vancouver, British Columbia
Date of death:
1918-10-14
Cause of death:
Died of illness
Buried:
Halifax Memorial, Panel 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 2022221
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Gunner (Army).
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
556264
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B7230-S033
Uploader's Notes:
Son of George and Betsy Nairn, of Topfold, Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland.
Died at sea from Broncho Pneumonia (influenza) aboard the H.M.T. Victoria.
Brother of Quartermaster Sergeant George Nairn, M.S.M., 521134, Canadian Army Medical Corps.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 68th Depot Battery Private Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps Canadian Tank Depot Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2021-01-03