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NELSON, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 626 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cressy, Victoria, Australia, 3 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hesse , Victoria |
| Schooling: | Inverleigh State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 17 August 1972, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria |
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World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 626, 38th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 626, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 626, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 626, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 626, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 626, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 626, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 23 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 626, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 12 June 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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