Background
Nelson, Eric Victor was born on January 11, 1927 in Faversham, Kent, England. Son of Victor Henry Horatio and Emily Vera Barton (Collingwood) Nelson.
Nelson, Eric Victor was born on January 11, 1927 in Faversham, Kent, England. Son of Victor Henry Horatio and Emily Vera Barton (Collingwood) Nelson.
Student, George Washington University, 1943-1945.
Cost accountant, Electrical & Musical Industries Ltd., London, 1948-1949; Executive officer, Board of Trade, London, 1949-1950; accountant, British Embassy, Athens, Greece, 1950-1953; third secretary (information), British Embassy, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1953-1955; second secretary (information), British Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela, 1959-1962; first secretary (information), British Embassy, Saigon, Vietnam, 1962-1964; first secretary, head of chancery and consul, British Embassy, Bujumbura, Burundi, Kigali, Rwanda, 1964-1967; first secretary, head of chancery and consul, British Embassy, Asuncion, Paraguay, 1971-1974; first secretary (information), British Embassy, Mexico City, 1974-1979; second secretary, Foreign Office, London, 1955-1957; first secretary, Foreign Office, London, 1967-1971, 79-81; vice-consul, British Vice-Consulate, Haiphong, North Vietnam, 1957-1959; special adviser to His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei, Department Foreign Affairs, Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalaam, 1981-1984; consul-general, British Consulate-General, Bordeaux, France, 1984-1987; retired, 1987.
With Royal Air Force, England, 1945-1948. Member National Trust (life), Friends of the Royal Academy, British Museum Society.
Married Maria Teresa Paul, September 5, 1960. Children: Amanda Christina (deceased), Linda Susan.