Gordon Morris NIELSEN

Regimental number26152
Date of birth28 March 1896
Place of birthNapier
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBridge carpenter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Nielsen, Whetukura
Previous military serviceServed in 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIX, Row D, Grave No 16), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Olive Nielsen, Whetukura, Ormondville
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNo Form B103 on file: scant details available.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 32
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380688

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