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Harold Leo NICHOLSON

Regimental number3390
Place of birthCooma New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressValetta, Moss Vale, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs William G Nicholson, Valetta, Moss Vale, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 23 March 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death7 September 1986

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