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NELSON, John Alfred
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3625, 3625A |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3625, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3625, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
17 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3625A, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3625A awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-17 |
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