SING, Nelson
| Service Number: | 1830 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston,Tasmania, Australia, September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boat Builder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Beaurevoir Communal Cemetery British Extension Row A, Grave No. 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1830, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1830, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1830, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
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From AWM
1830 Pte Nelson James Sing,
26th Battalion, of Launceston, Tasmania
A boat builder prior to enlisting in June 1915, Pte Sing embarked from Melbourne with the 2nd Reinforcements on board HMAT Orsova (A67) on 17 July 1915. He served at Gallipoli from September 1915 until the evacuation in December and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in March 1916. Pte Sing was wounded in action in August 1916 and after recovery and duties in England rejoined his unit in France in July 1918. Pte Sing was killed in action at Bethleem Farm, near Messines, France on 3 October 1918. He was 21 years of age. The three chevrons on his lower sleeve indicate three years service.
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