| Regimental number | 5847 |
| Place of birth | Piccadilly, South Australia |
| School | Crafers Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Address | Piccadilly, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J Nicholas, Stirling West, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 5 years in the Cadets and in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917; died whilst a POW in Germany. |
| Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
| Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Hamburg Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 14), Ohledorf, Germany |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; Walter Charles and Mary Jane NICHOLAS, Piccadilly, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: three 'made the supreme sacrifice', one being awarded the Military Medal. |