Morpeth Herald 23/07/1915 carries a brief obituary:
Private William Nelson, of 21 Ninth Row, Ashington, was killed in action in France on June 23rd. The deceased soldier was married, and was 23 years of age.
Margaret Allison reports that he was aged 23 years when he died.
He is remembered at Ashington on A17.01 (A17.27) A17.06 A17.08 and A17.43 and in the Battalion History