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Cenotaph record

Gustaf Nilson

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 21), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 21), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gustaf AWMM
  • Surname
    Nilson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Gustafe Adolph Nilson AWMM
  • Service number
    • South African 7081 AWMM
    • South African 2275 AWMM
    • WWI 13/2875 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs K.R. Nilson (wife), Piopio, King-country, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • His father was named John Nilson. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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