| Regimental number | 1552 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | Leslie House School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Orchardist |
| Address | 189 Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, F.W. Nicholson, 189 Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 6), Flers, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 67 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick William and Martha Geeves NICHOLSON, 189 Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 4034 Jack HARVEY, killed in action, 29 September 1918. |