▁Né ry , ▁France , ▁Serge ant ▁Nelson ▁helped ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁guns ▁into ▁action ▁- ▁with ▁an ▁officer ▁( Ed ward ▁Kinder ▁Brad bury ) ▁and ▁a ▁war rant ▁officer ▁( Ge orge ▁Thomas ▁Dor rell ) ▁- ▁under ▁heavy ▁fire ▁and ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁being ▁sever ely ▁wounded . ▁He ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁guns ▁until ▁all ▁the ▁am mun ition ▁was ▁exp ended , ▁although ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁ordered ▁to ▁ret ire ▁to ▁cover . ▁ ▁Nelson ▁later ▁achieved ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁at ▁L ill ers , ▁France , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁His ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁is ▁displayed ▁at ▁the ▁Imperial ▁War ▁Museum , ▁London , ▁England . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁List ed ▁in ▁order ▁of ▁publication ▁year ▁ ▁The ▁Register ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁( 1 9 8 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁ ▁Ireland ' s ▁V C s ▁ ▁( De pt ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Development , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁Mon uments ▁to ▁Cou rage ▁( David ▁Har vey , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁Irish ▁W inners ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁( Rich ard ▁D oh ert y ▁& ▁David ▁Tru es dale , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁Biography ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁death s ▁Category : I r