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Edgar Graham NICHOLSON

Regimental number5023
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
SchoolRoyal High School, Edinburgh, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarter
Address576 Crown Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Nicholson, 17 Montague Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 5 July 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll5023A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWounded at Armentieres, 1 June 1917; died the next day. Buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery, France.
FateDied of wounds 2 June 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death23
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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