Regimental number | 5955 |
Place of birth | Spring Creek, Tallangatta, Victoria |
School | Tallangatta State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Tallangatta Valley, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, William Dougald Nicol, Tallangatta Vale, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'What was his calling?': 'Will' |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot I, Row DD, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 97 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: W.D. and Margaret Stirling NICHOL, Tallangatta Valley, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 895 Driver Leslie Joseph NICHOL, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |