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Military service
Age:
21
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Northamptonshire Regiment
Division:
1ST Bn.
Enlistment:
St. John
Death:
January 29, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Brig. Gen. C. M. Nelles, of "Oaklands", Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
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Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Grave Marker
Inscription to the memory of Second Lieutenant NORMAN CUMMINGS NELLES, Northamptonshire Regiment, on the family grave marker in the cemetery of St Mark¿s Anglican Curch, Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario. -
Attestation Paper (front)
The father of Second Lieutenant NORMAN CUMMINGS NELLES, Brigadier General C. M. Nelles, signed his Attestation Papers on September 28, 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec, at the age of 49. He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel at the time. He survived the war. Sadly, his son did not. -
Attestation Paper (back)
The father of Second Lieutenant NORMAN CUMMINGS NELLES, Brigadier General C. M. Nelles, signed his Attestation Papers on September 28, 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec, at the age of 49. He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel at the time. He survived the war. Sadly, his son did not. -
Programme
968 Lieut Norman Cummings Nelles (RMC 1912) was the son of Brig. Gen. C. M. Nelles, of "Oaklands", Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. He served with the Northamptonshire Regiment, 1st Bn. His name is listed on Le Touret Memorial, Le Touret Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France. His name was listed on the Queenston Solders' Memorial War Monument in Queenston, Niagara Township, Ontario which was unveiled November 11th, 1926. -
Memorial Tablets
Memorial Tablets in St Mark's Anglican Church, Niagara on the Lake, the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario in memory of those who died in action during the First World War. "In memory of Norman Cummings Nelles, 2nd Lieut. Northampshire Regt. B. E. S. Killed in Flanders Jan. 29th 1915 aged 21 years." Their name liveth for evermore". Erected in, Honour of the men of this parish who gave their lives in the Great War, l914-1919. Robert Best, William Mercer, Robert Houghton, Thomas Houghton, Norman Nelles, Harry Pierre, Leonard Sands, Reginald Thomas. 968 Lieut Norman Cummings Nelles (RMC 1912) was the son of Brig. Gen. C. M. Nelles, of "Oaklands", Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. He served with the Northamptonshire Regiment, 1st Bn. His name is listed on Le Touret Memorial, Le Touret Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France. -
Graffiti
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Memorial Stained Glass
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. -
War Memorial
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. -
Memorial Doll
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. -
Class Photo
#968 N.C. Nelles (RMC 1912-1914)'s photo is marked with an X, Stone Frigate yearbook, Royal Military College of Canada 1914. Lt. Nelles, serving with the British army, was KIA 29 January 1915. -
Memorial
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston -
Memorial
Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Norman Cummings Nelles
LE TOURET MEMORIAL Pas de Calais, France
Le Touret Memorial is located at the east end of Le Touret Military Cemetery, on the south side of the Bethune-Armentieres main road. From Bethune follow the signs for Armentieres until you are on the D171. Continue on this road through Essars and Le Touret village. Approximately 1 kilometre after Le Touret village and about 5 kilometres before you reach the intersection with the D947, Estaires to La Bassee road, the Cemetery lies on the right hand side of the road. The Memorial takes the form of a loggia surrounding an open rectangular court. The court is enclosed by three solid walls and on the eastern side by a colonnade. East of the colonnade is a wall and the colonnade and wall are prolonged northwards (to the road) and southwards, forming a long gallery. Small pavilions mark the ends of the gallery and the western corners of the court. The names of those commemorated are listed on panels set into the walls of the court and the gallery, arranged by Regiment, Rank and alphabetically by surname within the rank. Over 13,000 names are listed on the memorial of men who fell in this area before 25 September 1915 and who have no known grave.
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