Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Alexander McNiven
In memory of:
Fireman Alexander McNiven
September 25, 1945
Victoria, British Columbia
Military Service
55
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Wascana Park (Montréal, Québec) (174789)
Médaille de guerre britannique, médaille de la Victoire.
Additional Information
February 25, 1890
East Wellington, British Columbia
Son of Duncan McNiven and Catherine Robertson of Nanaimo, British Columbia. Husband of Theresia Eichler of St. Peter-Freienstein, Styria, Austria.
During the First World War, he enlisted on 27 August 1915 with the 54th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, service number 443441. Transferred to the 2nd Battalion on 18 June 1916, he fought in France from the 21st. Ill, he was brought back to England and declared invalided out. He was repatriated to Canada on 13 May 1917 aboard the hospital ship HS Letitia and demobilized on 30 November 1917 in Calgary, Alberta. He died in Victoria, British Columbia, of a cerebral haemorrhage due to his military service. He was buried on the 29th in Vancouver.
Commemorated on Page 191 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada
N/A
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