| Regimental number | 42869 |
| Place of birth | Australia |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Father, James Nelson, GPO, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917 |
| Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. |
| Other details | Did not re-embark Wellington, 26 April 1917. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 17 |
