Frederick John NELSON

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Service Number:	711
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1896
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Convent School, Cairns, Queensland,Australia
Occupation:	Assistant Engineer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 27 April 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Cairns Boys' State School, Cairns Cenotaph

18 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 711, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 711, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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