Richard Anacletus NELSON MM

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NELSON, Richard Anacletus

Service Number:	4240
Enlisted:	11 August 1915, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Petersburg, South Australia, 11 July 1893
Home Town:	Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Schooling:	Not known
Occupation:	Locomotive cleaner
Died:	Accidental, France, 7 November 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Murray Bridge Hospital Memorial Gates, Tailem Bend Roll of Honor to Loco Employees Murray Bridge

World War 1 Service

11 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4240, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4240, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4240, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
7 Nov 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-11-07
Date unknown:	Involvement 4240, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Richard Anacletus NELSON was born on 11th July, 1893 in Petersburg, South Australia

His parents were Patrick NELSON & Ann O'HALLERAN

His brother Patrick Leo NELSON (SN5627) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919

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