John Henry Nelson

Born 16.01.1890     Place Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion 1917 Methodist; 1941 Church of England

Residence before arrival at Australia left Finland ca 1907, worked as a sailor on British ships

Arrived at Australia

            from America     on 18.12.1916     per Ellsie     disembarked at Port Pirie, SA

Residence before enlistment Stepney, Port Adelaide, SA

Occupation 1917 seaman AB, 1919 seaman, trade sailor, labourer, 1941 labourer

Service

service number 6861     enlisted 21.07.1917     POE Port Adelaide

unit 27th Battalion, 48th Battalion      rank Private

place Western Front, 1918       casualties WIA 1918

final fate RTA 8.08.1918       discharged 15.11.1918 MU

Naturalisation 1919

Residence after the war Adelaide, 1941 Torrensville, SA

Wife Vera Constance Nelson (née Pearce), married 1919

WWII served 1941, P O W

Died 6.12.1956

Materials digitised naturalisation file (NAA)

digitised WWI service records (NAA)

WWII service records (NAA)

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