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NIELSEN, Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1104 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1915, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Aloomba, Queensland, Australia, 9 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Aloomba State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mulgrave River, Gordonvale, Queensland. , 5 May 1964, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland Monumental Bottom Middle Side, Row U6, |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 1104, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1104, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1104, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Brisbane | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 1104, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Gunshot Wound to the left leg, Severe. | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1104, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Invalided to Australia. |
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