Arthur Leslie NELSON

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Service Number:	1196
Enlisted:	14 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, January 1893
Home Town:	West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Chaffeur
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 30 April 1917
Cemetery:	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial, Port Macquarie Cenotaph

14 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 36th Infantry Battalion
13 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1196, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1196, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
22 Jan 1917:	Wounded Private, He was wounded in action on 22 January 1917 by poison gas and was admitted to the hospital. He recovered and was discharged from the hospital on 5 April 1917 and rejoined his unit in the trenches.
30 Apr 1917:	Wounded Private, 36th Infantry Battalion, On 30 April he was wounded again. The 36th Battalion was not involved in any major actions at this time so we can assume that Arthur was on patrol or a wiring detail. He must have been hit by machine gun fire as he suffered bullet wounds to both arms, both thighs, nose, right thumb and abdomen. He was evacuated to the aid station where he died of his wounds later that night.

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