NELSON, Herbert Alfred
(Service number 18135)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 5 August 1897 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 10 August 1917 | Age | 20 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Store, Doyleston | ||
| Occupation | Baker | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. NELSON (mother), Innis Street, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 34th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company | ||
| Date | 8 February 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 February 1961 | Age | 63 years |
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| Place of Death | Wellington | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated & ashes interred at Karori, Wellington | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Herbert Alfred Nelson was born on 5 August 1897 at Waimate, the youngest son of William Robertson and Catherine (née Graham) Nelson. He was most probably educated at the Waimate District High School.
Lance Corporal H. A. Nelson embarked by the “Ulimaroa” on 8 February 1918 with the Auckland Infantry Regiment of the 34th Reinforcements, headed for Liverpool. He had nominated his mother as next-of-kin – Mrs W. Nelson, Innis Street, Waimate. Pte. H. A. Nelson, Waimate, returned to New Zealand by the “Mamari” which was scheduled to arrive at Auckland on 18 August 1919.
In 1948 he married Elizabeth Walker Simpson. He died on 25 February 1961 at Wellington, aged 63 years. He was cremated at Karori and his ashes interred in the Soldiers Niche at Karori, Elizabeth died in 1983 and her ashes were interred with Herbert’s.
His brothers David Arthur Nelson and Horatio Charles Nelson also served in World War I, David with the Australian Forces and Charles with the New Zealand Forces.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [15 July 2021]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 July 2021]; Karori cremation & burial records (Wellngton City Council) [19 July 2021]; Sun, 8 August 1919 (Papers Past) [16 July 2021]
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