We remember John Neilson

We remember John Neilson

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Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth Mount Kembla, New South Wales Australia Source:8328967 1890
1916
employment Engine Driver Source:8328967 1916
1916
enlistment Newcastle New South Wales Australia Source:8328967 26th October 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Private 6831 Australian Infantry 8th Battalion Source:8511248 26th October 1916
1917
hospitalisation Influenza Hospital/Institution Source:8328967 18th April 1917 - 23rd April 1917
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8328967 3rd May 1917
1917
death Killed in Action Passchendaele Belgium Source:8328967 10th October 1917
burial Birr Cross Cemetery, Belgium Source:8511248

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Neilson
Source 8328967
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 6831 Australian Infantry 8th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jessie Nielson mother
Alexander Neilson father
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Blue Light
DateHeightSource
1916 5'8"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1916 Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia

External Evidence

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Newcastle herald Selena49658

Multimedia

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Jock Selena49658

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