Horatio John NELSON

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Service Number:	3852
Enlisted:	3 August 1916, Enlisted at Broken Hill, New South Wales as 9th Reinforcements
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Greenock, South Australia, Australia, 3 September 1889
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 12 February 1941, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales Plot: Methodist - RAKOW, Row 3, Plot 26

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3 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3852, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broken Hill, New South Wales as 9th Reinforcements
21 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3852, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3852, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide
5 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3852, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action in France - severe gunshot wound to right eye, repatriated to England 15th March 1917
26 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3852, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia on 22nd July 1917 for 'Home Duties' due to loss of eyesight in one eye. Discharged as medically unfit - not due to misconduct at HQ 4th Military District, Keswick, South Australia, 26th October 1917

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