Name
Keith Howard Nelson
Born
1925-05-04
Birth Place
Occupation
Dispatch rider
Died
1945-08-06
Death Place
England
Death
Killed in motorcycle accident in England while on duty.
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
B116386
Highest Rank
Trooper
Conflict
Battalion
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1943
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
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Notes
Resided in Arran Township, ON. Son of Howard and Ida May Nelson, of Allenford, Ontario, Canada.Sources & Links
- a) “Nelson, Keith” obituary, Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection- b) Shoreline Beacon (insert), 8 November 2000; c) "Trooper Keith Nelson Killed in Accident Overseas." Tara Leader 16 August 1945: p.1
- d) Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command. “Military service recognition book, volume III.” Fenety Marketing, 2016. Print.
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Find a Grave