John NEILSON

Regimental number3866
Place of birthGreta New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationWheeler
AddressWest Wallsend, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, N Neilson, Carrington Street, West Wallsend, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 19), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ninian and Mary NEILSON, Teralba Road, West Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal