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William Alexander NICHOL

Regimental number2645
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolStafford School, Narrabri, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressStafford Public School via Narrabor, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Maud Alice Nichol, Graman, Inverell, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 23 June 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*William Alexandra
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 1), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Emily NICHOL; husband of Maude Alice NICHOL, Graman, New South Wales. Native of England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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