BORN HULL 1891. ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM NELSON (1866-1944) & MARY ELIZABETH ALLISON (1872-1958), 9A SPRING STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A HOUSE PINTER AND BUILDER. HE WORKED AS A GAME DEALER’S PORTER (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 25/05/1915. JOINED THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS. WOUNDED IN ACTION. ADMITTED TO CHELSEA HOSPITAL. REPORTED KILLED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 16/01/1918. DIED ON 15/05/1921, AGED 30. BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY.
HIS BROTHER, PTE, HAROLD GEORGE NELSON, 72703, 15/17TH WYR, WAS KILLED IN ACTION, IN FRANCE ON 28/08/1918, AGED 23.
First name:
WILLIAM
Regiment:
Military Number:
95616
Rank:
Private
Date Died
15/05/1921
Place died:
Hull Western Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
30
