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NELSON, Herriot Cecil
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 388, VX40438 |
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Enlisted: | 15 October 1915, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Royal Australian Signals Corps |
Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, 26 October 1895 |
Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
15 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 388, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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3 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 388, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
3 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 388, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney | |
27 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Transferred from 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion | |
4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 388, 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 388, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, rejoined unit | |
28 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 388, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, hospital France | |
5 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 388, 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
World War 2 Service
24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX40438, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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16 Mar 1943: | Discharged Private, VX40438, Royal Australian Signals Corps |
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