| Regimental number | 464 |
| Place of birth | Millbrook, Ouse, Tasmania |
| School | Harrow on the Hill, London, England |
| Other training | Trinity College, Cambridge University (BA 1904) |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Pastoralist |
| Address | 'Meadow Bank', Glenora, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Next of kin | Father, G.C. Nicholas, 'Millbrook', Ouse, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served in the 26th Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces, Tasmania. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He settled on property transferred by his father ('Meadow Bank', about 28,000 acres); Councillor of Hamilton Municipality and JP; and one of the first to volunteer. Left Australia on 21 October 1914. Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and again in Egypt. He was offered a commission in the 12th Lancers (his brother's regiment). Papers containing his discharge, delayed, came to hand just before the threatened raid on the Suez Canal. He decided to remain in his original unit until the danger was over, and he was killed in the action which immediately followed. He suffered instantaneous death by a bullet in the forehead. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Meredith Ridge, Romani, Egypt |
| Age at death | 34 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Clarence and Minnie NICHOLAS. Native of Millbrook Ouse, Tasmania |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
