Born on 8 April 1897 in Hastings County, Ontario - son of Joseph Nelson and Minnie May Burnett, Fort Stewart (or Parry Sound), Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Fort Stewart, Ontario, trade as labourer, single, no current or previous military service, Methodist, height of 5 feet 6.25 inches, chest of 34.5 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 155th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Bancroft, Ontario, on 21 February 1916 (number 636674) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 24 May 1917 - killed in action on 30 October 1917 - name listed on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (panel 10-18-26-28), Belgium.
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