Nelson Gainey
Memorial: Mangotsfield - St James Place
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private (or Driver) R4/066407
Parents: Joseph and Mary Gainey (nee Peck)
Marital status: Single
Home address: Kington St. Michael, Nr. Chippenham, Wilts. Lived in Vinney Green, Mangotsfield, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Farm Labourer
Date of birth: 13/04/1895
Place of birth: Kingston St Michael, Wilts
Date of death: 25/09/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Bralo British Cemetery (22.), Bralo, Greece
Age: 23
Further information:
42nd Remount Depot, Army Service Corps, previously served as Private 10894 in 7th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
Died on 25 September 1918 of Influenza, 49th Stationary Hospital, Bralo, Greece.
The Mangotsfield War Memorial gives his rank as Private whereas the CWGC states Driver.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Attestation Papers, Medical Record, War Diary, Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), UK Censuses, Medal Rolls Index, David Blackmore