Major Malcolm Arthur Neilson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Neilson,
Malcolm Arthur
Date of birth: 1894-09-03
Place of birth: Northamptonshire
Next of kin: Mrs. Neilson Stoke-Dey Effingam Rutland England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): agriculture student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, V. D. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
(2nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Captain (Army). 1914-09-23 ?
- Major, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack South of Vimy
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 65859
LAC ID:
557951
Service file: B7258-S037
Uploader's Notes:
Son of William Fitzroy Neilson and Anna Helen Neilson, of The Rockery, Lyddington, Uppingham, Rutland.
Original Service Number: 7811
Uploader's Research notes:
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served 2 years with O.T.C. prior to attestation
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-10