Roy Hans NELSON

Regimental number4177
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.8
Height5' 11"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry August Nelson, North Merriwa, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date23 September 1915
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th 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: 14 October 1917

FateReturned to Australia 2 June 1919
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76
Date: 23 May 1918

Discharge date4 September 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 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
SourcesNAA: B2455, NELSON Roy Hans