Regiment: MM S/S "Rothway"

BORN HULL 12/3/1886. ELDEST SON OF FREDERICK NELSON AND JOHANNA HANSEN. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE HAD WORKED AT SEA SINCE CHILDHOOD AND WAS MASTER OF THE STEAM SHIP 'ROTHWAY'. HE DIED AT DUNKIRK, ON 26/11/1917, AGED 31. HE LEFT £339 TO WIFE JOAN NELSON AT THIS PROBATE ADDRESS.