In Memory Of

NELSON, ARTHUR FELIX

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1924-07-05
Service No:
 226293V
Rank:
 Private
Regiment:
 Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
 1944-10-04
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 I, C, 21.
Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
 Italy
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.