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Walter Neilson

In memory of:

Petty Officer, 2nd Class Walter Neilson

November 8, 1954
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Military Service


Service Number:

N25421

Age:

28

Force:

Navy

Unit:

HMCS Stadacona

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-1945

Additional Information


Born:

October 31, 1926
Glasgow, Scotland

Enlistment:

December 29, 1944
Reading, England

Son of Effingham and Jeanie Neilson of Glasgow, Scotland. Brother of Mary McGee of Scotland and Jeanie Elliott of England.

Commemorated on Page 51 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

FORT MASSEY CEMETERY (HALIFAX)
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Section E, Plot 346

Location:

Fort Massey Cemetery is located at the junction of Queen and South Streets in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is bounded to the west by Holy Cross Cemetery. The Fort Massey Cemetery was established c. 1778, in conjunction with Fort Massey, to serve as a burial place for the garrison of the Fort. Today it contains the remains of those who served in Canada's military as well as the remains soldiers dating back to the British occupation of Halifax. In some cases relatives of military personnel and certain civilians, who had involvement with the military, were also interred there. Fort Massey Cemetery is significant for it's long history of providing a resting place for military dead.

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