David Alexander Besito Image

Name

David Alexander Besito

Born

1871-12-03

Birth Place

Occupation

Mason

Religion

Roman Catholic

Died

1937-07-17

Death Place

Awards

British War Medal

Cemetery

Scotch Settlement Sacred Heart Cemetery, Chippewa Hill, ON







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

802628

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-12-31

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Discharge Date

1917-05-05

Discharge Cause

Medically Unfit


Service Record 2


Regimental Number

2356548

Highest Rank

Lance Corporal

Conflict

Battalion

Western Ontario Regiment

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1918-03-18



Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

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


Online Collections Link




Notes

Transferred to CCAC January 1 1917. Discharged as medically unfit May 5, 1917




Sources & Links

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



News Clippings


160th Battalion Enlistment Card
160th Battalion Enlistment Card