David Nawash Image

Name

David Nawash

Born

1897-07-09 or 1900-07-20

Birth Place

Occupation

Farmer

Religion

Methodist

Died

1918-10-12

Death Place

Christian Island, ON

Death

Died of Pneumonia

Monument







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

802622

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-12-31

Discharge Date

1917-02-12

Discharge Cause

Medically unfit for further war service.



Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

For more information and/or records mentioning David Nawash, visit Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections.


Online Collections Link




Notes

David's date of birth on his attestation papers is indicated as July 9, 1897. In the 1901 Census, his birth date is listed as July 20, 1900. His brother Alfred's is listed as Sept. 2, 1897. The Death Registration for David Nawash indicates that he was 20 years old when he died on October 12, 1918.




Sources & Links

- Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion
- Gaffen, Fred. Forgotten Soldiers. Penticton: Theytus Books Ltd., 1985. Print.
- Notations in Ojebway Hymns book, A959.060.001
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial



News Clippings


160th Battalion Enlistment Card
160th Battalion Enlistment Card