Pte. David Nelson 3060723

Pte. David Nelson

1^st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment

Regimental Number 3060723

David Andrew Nelson was born on December 28^th 1896 in Warsaw, Ontario. He was the son of Andrew Simeon Nelson and Jane Agnes Fife who lived on Lot 7 of the 2^nd Concession.   

David was living in Dummer and working as a farmer when he was called up for service under the Military Service Act on August 1^st, 1918.   David reported to the Canadian forces training camp at Barriefield, Ontario where he underwent a medical examination that found him fit for overseas service.  He was 21 years old, stood just over six feet tall and weighed 165 pounds.  He was characterized with a fair complexion, hazel coloured eyes and light brown hair.  He was recorded as being Presbyterian and as having no previous military experience. 

David Nelson passed away in 1985
and is buried in St. Mark's Cemetery in
Warsaw Ontario

David trained with the 1^st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment at Barriefield Camp even until after the war’s end.  He was struck off strength of the military on January 24^th 1919.    

Sources

Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Births and Stillbirths – 1869-1913. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Series: MS929; Reel: 139; Record Group: RG 80-2. Page 107.

Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Year: 1901; Census Place: Dummer, Peterborough (East/est), Ontario; Page: 6; Family No: 59. Page 31.

Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada: Year: 1911; Census Place: 19 - Dummer Township, Warsaw Village, Peterborough East, Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 129

Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 658. Page 398.

Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 81; Census Place: Dummer (Township), Peterborough East, Ontario; Page Number: 9.

Canada. "Military Service File of David Andrew Nelson." Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa: Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7264-23. Item Number 558246.