Nelson Frederick Wellington, from Laurie Street, grew up at Mt. Pleasant and played football with the Golden Point Football Club. His WW1 service is remembered on the honour boards of the Mt. Pleasant and Dana Street State Schools. After working as a tutor and master at Ballarat Grammar, then as a clerk with the Ballarat East Council, he was employed as Orbost Shire Secretary when he enlisted in March 1915, aged 24. By this time, he was married to Ida and had two children. He embarked from Melbourne in May and in September, shortly after being promoted to the rank of Captain, he came under notice for his outstanding performance when the Southland was torpedoed off Lemnos. He then served with the 21st Battalion for the final three months of the Gallipoli campaign. In March 1916 he reached France where his first major action was at Pozieres in July. In February 1918 he was promoted to the rank of Major but within days was wounded in action, gassed. Once recovered he returned to the battle front where his courageous leadership of an attack on a German position earned for him the Military Cross. Soon after this he sustained a severe gunshot wound to his abdomen-chest which required his evacuation to hospital in England where he was assessed as unfit for further active service. He left England in October aboard the hospital ship Sardinia, reaching Melbourne just after Christmas. After a brief visit to Ballarat, he was admitted to the Caulfield Military Hospital for further treatment of his wounds. He was discharged from the A.I.F. on June 1st 1919. He served again with great distinction in World War 2, attaining the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and being awarded a Distinguished Service Order.