NELSON, John Frederick
| Service Number: | 7513 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 7513, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 7513, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
Frederick John Nelson.
Frederick John Nelson was born 18 June 1896 to Frederick T Nelson, Annie O’Neill. The birth of one sister, Annie, born 15 March 1894 could be found but an In Memoriam notice for Frederick John indicates there was more than one sister a Mrs E. M. Douglas. Unable to locate any other births for Frederick and Annie. Frederick John’s sister Annie died in 1976.
Frederick John’s mother, Annie Teresa died the day before him, on the 28 April 1917.
The Nelson family lived at 24 Florence Street, Cairns. At the time of his enlistment Frederick John was residing in Townsville and his occupation was an Assistant Engineer; His father gives his occupation as Fireman. He gave his age as 19 years 5 months. His height was 5 feet 9 inches, weighed 132 pounds with dark complexion, blue eyes and black hair. His religion was Roman Catholic. Frederick attended the Convent School in Cairns.
Frederick John Nelson was killed in action on the 29 April 1917 at Ploegsteert Wood during the lead up operation to the main offensive against the Germans. The main battle at Ploegsteert Wood did not take place until 7 June.
Frederick was buried just north of Ploegsteert, 3 miles north of Armentieres and reburied in the Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium. Courtesy of The Cairns District Family History Society.
Submitted 6 April 2021 by Lynette Turner