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NELSON, George Hamilton Peter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 251 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Illness - Cellulitis, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 31 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 77 Rev, W. Moffatt officiated Headstone inscription reads: He served, he died lest we forget, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 251, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 251, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 251, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 31 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 251, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 251 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Maker Nelson and Sarah Jane Nelson of 4 Kilmartin Street, Essendon, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal