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Victoria Cross | UK | VIEW SOURCE |
David Nelson was born on the 3rd of April 1886 in Darraghlan, County Monaghan.
As a young man he enlisted in the British military forces.
At the age of 28, Nelson was posted as a Sergeant in 'L' Battery Royal Horse Artillery during World War I.
On the 1st of September 1914, Nelson was in Néry in France where he played a pivotal role in bringing guns into action. He was severely wounded and under heavy fire, yet he persisted. During the onslaught he was wounded in the leg, lung, and ribs. He was evacuated to a hospital where he had a piece of shrapnel removed from his lung. Nelson was awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross for his bravery and refusal to give up on that day in Néry.
Nelson returned to England on the 20th of October 1914 where he married Ada Bishop with whom he had a son, Victor Cyril.
Nelson was appointed to a training position at the School of Gunnery before returning to France in 1917. Upon his retun to France he was appointed as a Major. On the 7th of April 1918, he received a number of catastrophic wounds, including a compound skull fracture. Nelson died the next day and was buried in the communal cemetery in Lillers, France.
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| Date of Birth | 3rd Apr 1886 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 8th Apr 1918 | VIEW SOURCE |
