Service Details
Name:
 NELSON
Given Name:
 ARTHUR FELIX
Initials:
 A F
Service No:
 226293V
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
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Date of Death:
 1944-10-04
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Date of Birth:
 1924-07-05
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, by heavy mortar fire on "B" Coy position in the area of Cardeda. He was killed just outside of "B" Coy HQ when the Vickers Machine Gun sec received a direct hit.
Additional
Information:
Son of Emily Baker (formerly Nelson), and stepson of Mr. E. E. Baker, of 45 Buffalo Road, King William's Town. She had previously been staying with her son in Pretoria. Born in King William's Town. A messenger at the Department of the Interior in Pretoria. He was unmarried.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 I, C, 21.

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