Charles Alexander NELSON

NELSON, Charles Alexander

Service Number: 2437
Enlisted: 30 August 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 37th Infantry Battalion
Born: Springvale, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Springvale, Greater Dandenong, Victoria
Schooling: Spring Vale State School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, Belgium, 9 June 1917
Cemetery: Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Spring Vale School & District Great European War Roll of Honour, Springvale District Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

30 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2437, 37th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2437, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2437, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Fred Nelson, Spring Vale Road, Spring Vale, Victoria