Regimental number | 1550 |
Place of birth | Glanville, South Australia |
School | Christian Brothers (Catholic) School, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Andrew Nicholson, Dale Street, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for a few years in the Naval Reserve. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 19.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 8), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Bridget NICHOLSON. Native of Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Step-brother: 2423 Arthur Ernest TURNER, returned to Australia, subsequently died of shrapnel wounds. |