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Arthur Leslie NELSON

Regimental number1196
Place of birthPort Macquarie New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChauffeur
AddressWest Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Ann Nelson, Kew, Camden Haven, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 30 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. I), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis and Sarah NELSON, Kew, New South Wales. Native of Port Macquarie
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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