Regiment Number: 540398
Rank: Private
Regiment: Cyclist Battalion
Date of Birth: Jun 17, 1897
Date of Death: Apr 7, 1919
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Nelson enlisted when he was 18 and was in the Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion. In 1918 he was shot in the back and paralyzed while serving in France. Nelson had blue eyes.