Back to search results

Aircraftman 1St Class ERNEST WILLIAM NELSON

Service Number: 914057
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 09 December 1942

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY

Brit. Sec. Q. A. 12.

Japan

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Charles and Gertrude Nelson; husband of Elsie Flora Nelson, of Canning Town, Essex.
  • Personal Inscription THE EARTH LOOKED UP AND THE HEAVENS WEPT
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Concentration (4)

Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (1)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan
Number of casualties: 1689
View cemetery details