NELSON, Christian
| Service Number: | 363 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bethania Junction, Logan, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 363 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 363, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 363, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Christian Nelson enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as M. Nelson, Bethania Junction. In the original Nominal Roll for the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, it is recorded that his N.O.K. was his father.
It is noted that he and his father are recorded under the surname of Neilson in the Boer War Service Paybooks of the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 143. Given Bethania was a settlement in the Logan area primarily established by German migrants in 1860s, it may reflect in the spelling of his surname.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 516; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 5; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 143).
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