Second Lieutenant

William Thomas Nelson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of W. T. Nelson, of Napier, 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: 
2/584
Name:
William Thomas Nelson
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W.T. Nelson (father), Lands and Survey Department, Napier, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Fitzroy Road, Napier, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
18 April 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVI. G. 8.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Thomas Nelson
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