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NELSON, Clifford Augustine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1751 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Henley Beach South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Maylands (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wicker Worker; Policeman |
| Died: | Emphysema, place of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1751, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1751, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
Clifford Nelson
Chelsea I am one of Cliff Nelsons grandsons - Kym Nelson (oldest son of Ken who was the youngest of the 3 boys) . His father was Alfred Nelson. Like you project I could add some more to it....
Submitted 22 February 2019 by Kym Nelson
Biography contributed by Chelsea Nelson
Clifford Augustine Nelson was born in Henley Beach, Australia and grew up in the Maylands, Norwood and St Peters area. Nelson was 18 and a half when he enlisted in the war and did so on the permission of A. Nelson, presumably his mother.
Nelson embarked from Adelaide on the HMAT Kanowna on the 23rd June, 1915. Nelson was assigned to the 27th Infantry Battalion.
Nelson returned from war and married Ruby Pearl Nelson (nee Barr). Together they had three children: Ken, Peter and John.
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