Ernest NEILSON

Regimental number6/3411
Date of birth28 July 1889
Place of birthGreymouth
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
AddressMarsden
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMrs J Neilson, Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12/10/1017
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Mr & Mrs. John Neilson, Rocky Crossing, Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 23 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915; joined Bn, Ismailia, 9 January 1916.

Embarked Port Said for France, 9 January 1916.

Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, in the field, 27 October 1916.

Admitted to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 21 March 1917 (mumps), and relinquished appointment as Temporary Lance Corporal.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 26 March 1917.

Rejoined Bn, in the field, 11 April 1917.

Attached to 3rd Company, Canadian Engineers, 4 May 1917.

Detached to No 1 Company, NZ Engineers, 5 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 28 June 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 1 July 1917.

On leave to England, 19 July 1917; rejoined unit, 31 July 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Eighth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805