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Cenotaph record

Herbert Nelson

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 45), Page: 36 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 45), Page: 36 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert AWMM
  • Surname
    Nelson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 37543 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Baptist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 December 1891 AWMM AWMM
    Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 4 October 1916 AWMM Waiuta, West Coast, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Neil Nelson (father), 22 Wairiki Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 November 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 37543 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 4 October 1916 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Miner/Civilian AWMM
    Greymouth, Grey District AWMM
  • 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
    WW1 27 March 1919 AWMM Sapper AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Neil Nelson and Ann Nelson.

    Husband of Mrs Daisy Bessie Eva Nelson (nee Tiller), 3 Alexandra Villas, Livingstone Road, Pokesdown, England. Married England September 1918

    Discharged in England AWMM

Death

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

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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