Private

Percy Sylvander Nelson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Hannah and James Nelson; husband of Caroline Harriet Nelson, of 49, Hewitts Rd., Christchurch, 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: 
34718
Name:
Percy Sylvander Nelson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs P.S. Nelson (wife), 153 Holly Road, Saint Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Chemist
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
10 June 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
07 December 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 71
Vessel:
Port Lyttelton
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. D. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Percy Sylvander Nelson
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