Regimental number | 4177 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24.8 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry August Nelson, North Merriwa, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'Work at Broodseinde Ridge on 4 October 1917.' Also recomended for the Military Medal on 11 March 1917: 'For conspicuous bravery in action and attending to the wounded under heavy shell fire at Malt Trench north of Warlencourt.' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 472 Driver Gilbert Henry NELSON, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 14 November 1916 (gun shot wound, right shoulder). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 2 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 4 September 1919. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NELSON Roy Hans |