Search results Previous record English Māori Thomas Nelson Died 10 January 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 49647 AWMM Also known asTom AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Group portrait of Mackenzie County soldiers, c.1917. Back row, from left to right: Lance Corporal Ar … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesThomas AWMM SurnameNelson AWMM Ingoa Also known asTom AWMM Service numberWWI 49647 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Tom Nelson (PDF, 351.73 KB) A Photo of Tom Nelson and his brothers as well as details of his duty Public - Rebecca - Other relative - 28 May 2018 - from family members Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 John Nelson (father), Cave, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 12 June 1917 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 49647 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Teamster/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 13 Jun 1917-19 October 1917 AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 87 AWMM Vessel was RMS Tahiti AWMM Private AWMM 27th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of John and Selina Nelson, of Cave AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death10 January 1918 AWMM France, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryLijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXXVI. C. 12. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameCave War Memorial, Otago, New Zealand AWMM Albury War Memorial, State Highway 8, MacKenzie District, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Thomas Nelson by laying a poppy. Terence Victor Nelson Terence William Nelson Thomas Nelson Thomas Horatio Nelson Thomas Kelso Nelson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Thomas Nelson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Tahiti times Library / Pictorial › publication [On board ship] D526.2 TAH Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21379853 Further Reference Ministry of Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Cave War Memorial. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/cave-war-memorial Further Reference SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour) https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=1981 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/433255/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/433255 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 67: 18 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 28 May 2018RebeccaAucklandOther relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Previous record