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John Nelson was born in Ireland on 16 May 1843 and was a mariner on the HMVS Cerberus from 1877 to Dec 1881.
He joined the Victorian Water Police on 23 December 1881 and was promoted to Senior Constable in January 1893. He transferred to a foot duty police officer role at Footscray and Williamstown Police stations between 1885 and 1892 and retired from the force on the 15th January 1902.
