Regimental number | 5881 |
Place of birth | Deniliquin, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Booroorban, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27.10 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Frederick Nelson, Booroorban via Deniliquin, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, lower left leg amputated), 11 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 78 |
Place of burial | Hay Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NELSON Frederick Staunton |