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NELSON, Reginald Carlyle

Service Numbers:	163, 260365
Enlisted:	10 September 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Squadron Leader
Last Unit:	No. 71 RAAF Base (Amberley)
Born:	Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia, 8 June 1896
Home Town:	Jamberoo, Kiama, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Motor Salesman
Died:	Natural causes, Aspley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 February 1979, aged 82 years
Cemetery:	Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD Grave Location: 1D-4-174, Portion 1D/Row 4/Grave 174. (DVA) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Wall 34/Row D; AT the Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Jamberoo Memorial Arch, Jamberoo Uniting Church Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

10 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 163, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
16 Mar 1916:	Involvement Second Corporal, 163, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
16 Mar 1916:	Embarked Second Corporal, 163, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
16 Sep 1917:	Transferred Second Corporal, No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Was Air Mechanic in 1 SQDR. Sep-1917 attached to 29th Training Sqdr. for course of instruction in aviation.
18 Nov 1917:	Promoted Second Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Promoted on completion of course.
18 Feb 1918:	Promoted Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to 4 Sqdr, C Flight. Proceeded back to France 6-Apr-1918.
14 Jul 1918:	Imprisoned "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Shot down near Nieppe forest by ground fire while attacking a barrage balloon and captured. POW for remainder of war.
27 Jun 1919:	Discharged Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps

World War 2 Service

14 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 260365, Ipswich, Queensland
22 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 260365
1 Jan 1945:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, No. 71 RAAF Base (Amberley), Transferred to RAAF Amberly base as Chief Flight Controller. Finished war as Wing Commander. Stayed in service until 1949.
5 Dec 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 260365
5 Dec 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 260365

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