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James Victor Leonards NELSON

Regimental number7295
Place of birthNorth Sydney
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDriver
AddressIlverton, Chandos Street, St. Leonard's, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs G M F Nelson, Collins Street, Lakemba, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll7293
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row B, Grave No. 7), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of Gladys NELSON, "Malwa", Foreman Street, Tempe, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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