John Henry Nelson

Born 16.01.1890
Place Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion 1917 Methodist; 1941 Church of England
Father Samuel Karkkainen*
Family

Wife Vera Constance Nelson (née Pearce Hooper), married 1919; son Clyde Melville John Nelson, b. 1919

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
Naturalisation 1919
Residence after the war Adelaide, 1941 Torrensville, SA
Died 2.11.1956, Adelaide

Service #1

Service number 6861
Enlisted 21.07.1917
Place of enlistment Port Adelaide, SA
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

Service #2 – WWII

Service number S2917
Enlisted 17.07.1941
Place of enlistment Wayville, SA
Unit P O W
Discharged 10.10.1941

Materials

Blog article

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