Regimental number | 26152 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Napier |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bridge carpenter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C Nielsen, Whetukura |
Previous military service | Served in 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Tyne 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 details | No Form B103 on file: scant details available. |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 32 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380688 |
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