The following may have some information - especially since his name had been on a memorial.
http://gleichenalberta.ca/Gleichen – Cluny Historical Society
Box 69,
Gleichen, AB T0J 1N0
email:
gleichen.cluny.history@gmail.com Resents/ Obituaries Index see Deaths/ See Article
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~abwcobit/NewsExtract/1921C...NIXON, W. Elks club full page article S+P
Wishing you much luck with your search
Cheers, Stella