Victor Francis NEILSON

Regimental number2/2225
AddressBlackball
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W Neilson, Blackball via Greymouth
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Members of the 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, embarked on board three ships: HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankShoeing Smith Corporal
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 15 April 1916
Place of burialLonguesse Souvenir Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No 52), St Omer, France
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Seventh

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