In memory of

Private

Nelson Alexander Carswell

who died on 8 Dec 1944


Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Lake Superior Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number L53775
  Date of death 19441208
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L53775 Private (Lake Superior Regiment) Nelson Alexander Carswell (b.1919) of Harris was KIA 19441208 in the Nijmegen salient and is buried at Groesbeek Canadian war cemetery near Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was the son of Alex and Lillian Carswell who came from Matachewan, Timiskaming district, Ontario, to the Ardath district, where Nelson was born. The family moved to a farm northwest of Harris in 1922. Nelson farmed and did odd jobs before enlisting at Saskatoon in 1941.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 316 - Harris
  Cemetery or memorial location Groesbeek Canadian war cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands    

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  Honour roll location(s) Harris
  Geo-memorial Carswell Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 57.0667°N / 103.4167°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 64E3
  Geo-memorial details West of Nokomis Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19190530
  Place of birth Ardath    
  Date of enlistment 19410508
  Place of enlistment Saskatoon    
  Residence on enlistment Harris    
  Occupation farmer
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