Private

Charles Nelson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Margaret M. C. Ward (formerly Nelson), of 50, Denniston, Westland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/3813
Name:
Charles Nelson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.C. Nelson (wife), Denniston, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Miner
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 September 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XIX. D. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Charles Nelson
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