Thomas Absalom Nelson (1864–1924)
The death took place last week at the Repatriation Hospital, Caulfield (Vic.) of Mr, Thomas A. Nelson at the age of 60 years. The deceased was the third son of the late Trooper T. Nelson, who was, while patrolling the Goulburn district in New South Wales, shot by Ben Hall, leader of the notorious gang of bush rangers. Being imbued with the military spirit, deceased enlisted for the Boer war, in which he was wounded, and was mentioned in despatches. On the outbreak of the European War, he and his five sons joined up. He leaves a widow and a grown up family of five sons and three daughters. The late Mr. Nelson was an uncle to Mr. S. J. Warne of this office.
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Additional Resources
- World War I service record, item B2455, NELSON THOMAS ABSALOM (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Nelson, Mary Ellen (wife)
- Collett, Zillah Bernice E. (daughter)
- Fuller, Myra Frances K. (daughter)
- Moseley, Marjorie Ethel D. (daughter)
- Nelson, Thomas Wesley G. (son)
- Nelson, Newton Ingall E. (son)
- Nelson, Selby William L. (son)
- Nelson, Henry Bramwell B. (son)
- Nelson, Lyle Samuel R. (son)
- Nelson, Carlyle Trevor (son)
- Nelson, Cyril Herbert (son)
- Nelson, Sid Ira A. (son)
- Nelson, Cecil Arthur (son)
- Nelson, Clarence Selwyn (son)
- Nelson, Ada Rennock (daughter-in-law)
- Nelson, Roma May (daughter-in-law)
- Collett, Norman Thomson (son-in-law)
- Nelson, Elizabeth (mother)
- Nelson, Samuel (father)
- Rayner, Matilda Parsee (sister)
- Blackshaw, Emma (sister)
- Nelson, Frederick (brother)
- Nelson, Henry (brother)
- Nelson, Jonas Goode (brother)
- Nelson, Annie (sister-in-law)
- Blackshaw, Edward (brother-in-law)
- Rayner, Edmund Carr (brother-in-law)
- Nelson, William Leslie (nephew)
- Nelson, Joyce Mavis (granddaughter)
- McLennan, Dorothea Mavis (granddaughter)
- Nelson, Henry Albert (grandson)
Citation details
'Nelson, Thomas Absalom (1864–1924)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/nelson-thomas-absalom-21987/text31976, accessed 12 October 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
10 May,
1864
Collector,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
18 July,
1924
(aged 60)
Caulfield, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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