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Nelson PENTLAND

Regimental number5987
Place of birthShepparton South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlasterer
AddressDouglas Street, West Thebarton, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Pentland, Douglas Street, West Thebarton, Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 12
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 16 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XVII, Row AA, Grave No. 4A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
12
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Ellen PENTLAND, Theburton, South Australia. Native of Adelaide

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