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William Owen NICHOLAS

Regimental number1815
Place of birthRyde New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLime and cement merchant
AddressHigh Street, Epping, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, D Nicholas, High Street, Epping, New South Wales
Enlistment date23 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 28 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 January 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death15 February 1957

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