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NELSON, Gordon Ernest

Service Number:	1222
Enlisted:	24 September 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Longford, Tasmania, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Longford, Northern Midlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 3 May 1915
Cemetery:	Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row A, Grave 16,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longford Christ Church Roll of Honour, Longford Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

24 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1222, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1222, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1222, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
3 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1222, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1222 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-03

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Maria Nelson of Longford, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal