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Second Lieutenant JOSEPH LAWRIE NELSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Manchester Regiment

"B" Coy. 18th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 08 March 1916

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SUZANNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

F. 13.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William Nelson, O.B.E., M.A., and Annie Nelson, B.A., of Old Trafford, Manchester.
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SUZANNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme France
Number of casualties: 155
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