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NILSEN, John Howard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 26181 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Ringarooma, Dorset, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 26181, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 26181, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
10 Aug 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 26181, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 26181 awm_unit: 49th Battery 13th Brigade Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-10 |
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