Private

George Espen Neilson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Jean Neilson, of Brown St., Auckland, and the late Charles Neilson; husband of Ada F. Neilson, of Paerata, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
21311
Name:
George Espen Neilson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Ada Florence Neilson (wife), care of F.S. Yates, Ewen Street, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Accountant
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 4 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
17 August 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
23 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 65
Vessel:
Pakeha
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. E. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George Espen Neilson
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