Lieutenant Robert Nelson, son of William and Mary (nee Benzie) Nelson, of Glasgow, served with 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. He took part in the Rhine Crossing, during Op Varsity.
Lieutenant Nelson died on 28 March 1945, aged 40 years old. He is now buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
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by Airborne Forces administratorArmy Roll of Honour: World War II supplied by Naval and Military Press Ltd
- Name
- Robert M Nelson
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Service Number
- 229770
- Regiment
- Parachute Regt (not otherwise specified)
- Date of Death
- 28/3/45
- Theatre of War
- Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
