Private Charles Joseph Nixon

1880 - 1951  (71 years)

• Name	Charles Joseph Nixon
  Prefix	Private
  Born	1880	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  Residence	CA 1925	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-118144
  Died	23 Sep 1951	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	26 Sep 1951	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I118144	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Ellen Maude Cunningham,   b. 23 May 1887, Cunningham, Norfolk, England ,   d. 9 Mar 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Charles Nixon   2. Jane Nixon,   d. Bef 1994   3. Patricia E. Nixon,   b. 23 May 1919, , England ,   d. 14 Jan 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Edward Arthur Nixon,   b. 17 Aug 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F50492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  War Veteran Charles J. Nixon Passes Charles Joseph Nixon, a member of the original Princess Patricia Light Infantry in World War I, passed away in Westminster Hospital, London, on Sunday, in his 71st year. Took Part in Boer War Born in Toronto, Mr. Nixon lived in Galt for many years. As a young man he took to the army and enlisted in the Canadian Contingent under the command of Col. Otter at the outbreak of the Boer War in 1899. He was subsequently wounded at Paardeberg and invalided to England. Upon recovery, he joined the 18th Hussars, Imperial Cavalry, and returned to South Africa, for the duration of the war. He came back to Canada in 1904. Enlisted with Princess Pats Upon the outbreak of World War I, he immediately enlisted with the Princess Pats, being number 88 in company one. He was wounded at St. Eloi and later returned to Canada. The family lived in Ayr from 1930 to 1932, when they removed back to Galt where they lived until July, 1950, when they returned to Ayr. The Survivors The survivors are his wife, Ellen Maud Cunningham, of Ayr; two sons, Charles of Galt and Edward of Ayr; two daughters, Mrs. Gordon Alpine (Patricia), R.R. 5, Galt, and Mrs. R. A. Beattie (Jane) of Brantford, and four grandchildren. The Funeral The funeral is being held this (Wednesday) afternoon from the W. O. Ball Funeral Parlor to the Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Sep 27 1951 pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Nixon/ Ellen Claude/ Cunningham/ May 23, 1887/ March 9, 1967/ wife of/ Charles J./ In Loving memory [S619] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News (1897- ), "obituary of Edward Nixon," Sep 22 2004 pg 13. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Charles J. Nixon/ Private/ P. P. C. L. I. - C. E. F/ 23 Sept. 1951/ Age 70 [military marker]

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1880 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - CA 1925 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Sep 1951 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - 26 Sep 1951 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth