Oscar Horace (Ocky) NELSON

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Service Number:	2470
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, 4th Reinforcements Keswick Barracks South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brompton, South Australia , 12 March 1891
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Hindmarsh Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer in the brick trade
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 January 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 6 ,
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Federated Brick, Tile & Pottery Industrial Union Roll of Honor

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 32nd Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements Keswick Barracks South Australia
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
19 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion
4 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
7 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 48th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2470 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-07

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