Gordon Hugh Nelson
Private · NZ #7497 · R Patrol
| Rank | Private |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #7497 |
| Patrol | R Patrol |
| Regiment | 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C139356 |
What this roll records
On the R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941: Private Nelson G.H., 7427. Source: Brendan O'Carroll, 'R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group' (R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941). [Roll service number 7427 differs slightly from master NZ #7497.]
Patrol R: "Gunner G.H. Nelson", R Patrol (with Free French). Brendan O'Carroll, "The Long Range Desert Group in North Africa".
On original LRP Roll (5 Dec 1940): R — Gnr R Patrol; O/Room clerk A(NZ) Sqn HQ LRDG. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Full name Gordon Hugh. Clerk in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- LRDG Nominal Roll, 28 Dec 1940 – Jan 1941 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1, p.133. Unit history: Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion.
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