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Private JAMES NELSON

Service Number: 290402
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

1st/8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 20 April 1917

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DEIR EL BELAH WAR CEMETERY

A. 123.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of the late Alex and Janet Nelson of 64 Cowlairs Rd., Springburn, Glasgow.
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Buried or commemorated at

DEIR EL BELAH WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 732
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