Charles Akiwenzie Image

Name

Charles Akiwenzie

Born

1897-05-15

Birth Place

Occupation

Farmer

Religion

Roman Catholic

Died

1927-03-14

Death Place

Georgian Bay

Death

Drowned

Awards

Good Conduct Badge- Awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery






Service Record 1


Regimental Number

651430

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-01-18

Wounded Date

1918-10-09

Wounds

Shrapnel Wounds, side and both legs

Wounded Where

Cambrai, France

Discharge Date

1919-02-27

Discharge Cause

Medically unfit on demobilization



Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre’s Online Collections, through the link below, for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.


Online Collections Link




Sources & Links

- Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion
- Library & Archives Canada



News Clippings


160th Enlistment Card
160th Enlistment Card
Canadian Echo Wiarton, February 5, 1919
Canadian Echo Wiarton, February 5, 1919