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Captain JOHN BELL NELSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

125th Napier's Rifles

Date of Death

Died 22 September 1918

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY

R. 39.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Indian
  • Awards Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of Charles Banks Nelson and Lucy Jane Nelson, of St. Olaves, Ramsey, Isle of Man.
  • Personal Inscription OF RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN AND HE WAS NOT FOR GOD TOOK HIM
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Buried or commemorated at

RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 5887
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