Joseph William NELSON

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Service Number:	1907
Enlisted:	28 August 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, Belgium, 26 September 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot XVIII, Row B, Grave 4
Memorials:

28 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1907, 31st Infantry Battalion
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 1907, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 1907, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
27 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant
21 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
29 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion
1 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion

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