John Nelson was born in Maghera. John Nelson enlisted in Belfast. Rifleman John Nelson was serving with the 15th Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles when he was killed in action in France on Thursday 22nd November 1917. Rifleman John Nelson is buried in Iwuy Communal Cemetery. Iwuy is a commune in the department of the Nord, about 20 kilometres north-east of Cambrai.
Iwuy is a commune in the department of the Nord, about 20 kilometres north-east of Cambrai on the N30. The Communal Cemetery is sited on the "Rue du 4 Septembre", and the Commonwealth war graves are located on the west side of the French Monument erected in the cemetery, about 100 yards from the cemetery entrance.
