Regimental number | 2437 |
Place of birth | Coonabarabran, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Coonabarabran, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38.8 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Nelson, Coonabarabran, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4860 Corporal Alexander Edward NELSON, 55th Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916; 841 Lance Corporal Albert Thomas NELSON, 33rd Bn, returned to Australia, 30 January 1918; |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 3 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, thigh and abdomen), 29 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NELSON Francis Alexander |