PORTMAN Nelson Victor

  • First Name(s):
    Nelson 
    Victor 
  • Surname:
    PORTMAN
  • Service Number:
    R7819
  • Rank:

    Rifleman

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    1st October 1915
  • Age At Death:
    18
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Etaples Military Cemetery, France, Grave III. A. 24A.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of William and Ellen Portman, of High St., Belbroughton, Stourbridge, Worcestershire

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PORTMAN Nelson Victor Is Named On These Memorials

Belbroughton Holy Trinity Church

Further Information About PORTMAN Nelson Victor

Native of Belbroughton.

The following report appears in the Bromsgrove Weekly Messenger, 7th April 1917:
Private James Portman of Belbroughton, Worcestershire Regiment. In middle of last October his parents were informed that he was wounded and missing on 14th July. They have now been officially informed of his death in action. He joined the Worcestershire Regiment in September 1914 and after four months training was drafted on active service. He had one brief visit home, shortly before his death at the age of 22. At present, three of his brothers are fighting for their country. The report includes a photograph of Private James Portman.

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Credits: Bromsgrove Weekly Messenger researched and transcribed by Adrian Carter.