Regimental number | 526 |
Place of birth | Central Tilba, New South Wales |
School | (Martinsville?) Public School, New South Wales |
Other training | Trained as a school teacher. |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Tumbulgum, Tweed River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Walter Herbert Nichols, Tumbulgum, Tweed River, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and in the Citizen Military Forces, Alstonville, NSW. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 30), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter Herbert and Dina NICHOLS, Tumbulgum, Tweed River, New South Wales. Native of Central Tilba, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 527 Pte Herbert Samuel NICHOLLS, 33rd Bn. |