Private

Rowland Percy Nelson

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

George Nelson was the son of the late Henry Nelson and Ruth Harriet Osbourne, of West Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand. Brother of Harry Nelson, Service Number 10145, KIA 6 April 1918, Somme, Northern... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
15588
Name:
Rowland Percy Nelson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
H. Nelson (father), Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Blacksmith
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 February 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. F. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Rowland Percy Nelson
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