Eric William Nelson
Alias Blomqvist
Born 7.05.1889
Place Abo (Turku), Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Roman Catholic
Arrived at Australia
from Abo, Finland
on 5.04.1905
per Fahrwohl
disembarked at Port Adelaide, SA
Residence before enlistment Adelaide, Bowden, SA
Occupation Sailor, labourer
Service service number 5164
enlisted 26.01.1916
POE Adelaide
unit 10th Battalion
rank Private
place Western Front, 1916-1917
final fate KIA 10.04.1917
cemetery Vaulx Hill British Cemetery
memorial 26 Villers-Bretonneux, France
Naturalisation 1915
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Roll of Honour (AWM)
Army payfile (NAA)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Commemoration by friends. The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide, 10 May 1917, p. 1.
The late Private E.W. Nelson. Chronicle, Adelaide, 12 May 1917, p. 46, portr.