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NELSON, Horace George
| Service Number: | 2083 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marleston South Australia, 1 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Marleston, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary Roll of Honour, Plympton North Richmond Baptist Church Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2083, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2083, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2083, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
Nelson Horace George was an unmarried Australian man who had blue-eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion. He was born in Marleston South Australia, and went to Adeliade High School for his education. When he was 21 he joined the AIF in 1915 on 1st October 1915.
11th of April 1917 he was wounded in action with a gunshot to the hand and was sent to hospital in England. he was discharged on the 21st of June to the No 2 Command Depot.
He returned to Australia, arriving in Adelaide 18th February 1919.
He died at the age of 75 and was buried in the Centennial Park Adelaide, South Australia.