Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Thomas Nelson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: May 1915
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 56032
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards: Military Medal
- Regiment/Service: Welsh Regiment
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Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 227 Hawkhill, Dundee
- Occupation: Butcher, Dundee Eastern Co-Operative Society
- Mother:
- Father:
- Siblings:
William
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- Children:
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death:
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More about Thomas Nelson
Thomas Nelson 56032 Welsh Regiment
DUNDEE MILITARY MEDALLIST.
Private Thomas Nelson, Welsh Regiment, has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry and devotion to duty on the field. His wife resides at 227 Hawkhill, Dundee.
Pte. Nelson, enlisted in May, 1915, in the Motor Transport Section, but was later transferred to the Welsh Regiment. He has been three years in France, has been twice wounded, and is at present in hospital in England.
Prior to enlistment he was employed as a butcher with the Dundee Eastern Co-Operative Society. His brother, Private William Nelson, is serving with the R.F.A. in France.
Dundee Courier 27th June 1918
Information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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