Lance Corporal

Bert Nelson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Nelson. Native of Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/2873
Name:
Bert Nelson
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Nelson (father), Te Aroha, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farrier
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 December 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
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 Location: 
Belgium
Bert Nelson
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