Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Walter Neilson
In memory of:
Petty Officer, 2nd Class Walter Neilson
November 8, 1954
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Military Service
N25421
28
Navy
HMCS Stadacona
War Medal 1939-1945
Additional Information
October 31, 1926
Glasgow, Scotland
December 29, 1944
Reading, England
Son of Effingham and Jeanie Neilson of Glasgow, Scotland. Brother of Mary McGee of Scotland and Jeanie Elliott of England.
Commemorated on Page 51 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
FORT MASSEY CEMETERY (HALIFAX)
Nova Scotia, Canada
Section E, Plot 346
Fort Massey Cemetery is located at the junction of Queen and South Streets in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is bounded to the west by Holy Cross Cemetery. The Fort Massey Cemetery was established c. 1778, in conjunction with Fort Massey, to serve as a burial place for the garrison of the Fort. Today it contains the remains of those who served in Canada's military as well as the remains soldiers dating back to the British occupation of Halifax. In some cases relatives of military personnel and certain civilians, who had involvement with the military, were also interred there. Fort Massey Cemetery is significant for it's long history of providing a resting place for military dead.
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