Corporal

Percival Nielson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. Anna K. Nielson, of Harris St., Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Taranaki, 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: 
2/335
Name:
Percival Nielson
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A.R. Nielson (mother), Mercer, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ohura, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 July 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
27
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: 
I. D. 45.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Percival Nielson
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