Leonard Ernest Nelson

Forenames

Leonard Ernest AWMM

Surname

Nelson AWMM

Also known as

Len

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Service number

46053 AWMM

Gender

• Male AWMM
• Male
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Date of birth

b. 1917

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Place of birth

NZ

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Birth notes

Son of Leonard & Ethel Ruth NELSON of Tolaga Bay

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Address before enlistment

WW2 P.O., Tolaga Bay AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mr. L. Nelson, P.O., Tolaga Bay (f) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

46053 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.156 Drover/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.156

Embarkation details

WW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.156 Infantry Brigade 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.156 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
25 Infantry Battalion AWMM

Son of Leonard Nelson and of Ethel Ruth Nelson (nee Chapman), of Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM

Death

26 Mar 1943 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM X. C. 13 AWMM

Obituary

Nelson.— ln loving memory of (Len) Leonard Ernest Nelson, dearly beloved only son of Leonard and Ethel Nelson, Tolaga Bay. Killed in action, March 26, 1943; aged 25 years.
So dearly loved, So sadly missed.
—lnserted by Mum, Dad and Esme.

Nelson.—ln loving memory of our friend, Len, Who was killed in action March 26th, 1943.
—Ever remembered by the Matiazzi Family, Tolaga Bay.

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GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21363, 25 MARCH 1944, PAGE 1

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2183197
Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.156
• Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.