Edward NELSON

Regimental number10/1933
Date of birth1 February 1885
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPacker
AddressWairere Station, Whatatutu
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 10"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Pascoe, Clifford Street, Gisborne
Enlistment date2 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Mother: Mrs Mary Pascoe, Clifford Street, Gisborne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Wounded in action, 16 June 1915 (shrapnel wound, leg); transferred by Sweeper 'Clacton' to Lemnos, 19 June 1915, and admitted to No 1 Stationary Hospital; rejoined Bn, Anzac Cove, 29 July 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21379780