Charles Ernest NELSON

Regimental number54944
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs K N Nelson, Taupaki
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on 14 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 November 1917
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No 24), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs K.N. Nelson, Onewa Road, Northcote, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 11

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