Private

Vincent Charles Neilsen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry and Margaret Neilsen, of Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. His brother Jack died of wounds received in Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23030
Name:
Vincent Charles Neilsen
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
H. Neilson (father), Te Namu, Westport, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
10 December 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. C. 199.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Vincent Charles Neilsen
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