Profile image
Military service
Service number:
401823
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment)
Birth:
May 4, 1896
Death:
October 5, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. A. 30.
Additional information
Youngest son of Moses and Salome Pierce, of McGillivray, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Nelson Blake Pierce
-
Photo of NELSON BLAKE PIERCE
Nelson Blake Pierce and his mother Salome Marritt-Pierce. Family dog. Photo is used with permission from the North Middlesex Historical Society. -
Photo of NELSON BLAKE PIERCE
Pte Nelson Blake Pierce - from North Middlesex Historical Society with their permission. -
Photo of Nelson Pierce
Nelson Pierce in uniform -
Letter
Letter from Nelson to his older sister in Toronto -
Attestation Papers
Attestation paper for Nelson Pierce -
Attestation Papers (Back)
Attestation paper for Nelson Pierce -
Gravemarker
Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson
Digital gallery of
Private Nelson Blake Pierce
Digital gallery of
Private Nelson Blake Pierce
Digital gallery of
Private Nelson Blake Pierce
Digital gallery of
Private Nelson Blake Pierce
Digital gallery of
Private Nelson Blake Pierce
Digital gallery of
Private Nelson Blake Pierce
Digital gallery of
Private Nelson Blake Pierce
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 148 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.