William NELSON

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Service Number:	3837
Enlisted:	26 June 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cressy, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Cressy, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Cressy State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 9 August 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cressy & District War Memorial Gates, Shelford Presbyterian Church Members Who Fell, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

26 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3837, 29th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3837, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3837, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
23 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3837, 29th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Beaumetz
29 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3837, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Gassed. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 7 February 1918.
28 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3837, 29th Infantry Battalion, Morlancourt
9 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3837, 29th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, SW to abdomen near Vauvillers. Evacuated to 15th Aust. Field Ambulance advanced dressing station where he died of his wounds later the same day.

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