Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Christian and Agnes Selena (nee Wright) Nelson of Central North River, Nova Scotia. Brother of Private Rupert Peter Nelson, Royal Canadian Regiment, lost in action 31 October 1917 and Ida, Percy, Walter, Mary, Viola, Douglas, Ester, Bertha, Eva & Effie.
Digital gallery of Private Hiram William Nelson
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Photo of Hiram William Nelson
Hiram William Nelsen b. 1895 d.1917 Brother Rupert Peter Nelson b. 1891 d. 3 days later October 31, 1917 From Truro area (North River) in Nova Scotia -
Inscription
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Halifax Evening Mail November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Halifax Evening Mail January 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Hiram William Nelson
Digital gallery of
Private Hiram William Nelson
Digital gallery of
Private Hiram William Nelson
Digital gallery of
Private Hiram William Nelson
Digital gallery of
Private Hiram William Nelson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 300 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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Service record(s)
Digitized personnel record available through Library and Archives Canada.
Learning resources
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