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Hugh Milne NICHOLSON

Regimental number1388
Place of birthAuburn, Victoria
SchoolAuburn State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address...
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, John R Nicholson, 22 Holdsworth Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 22 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death24.11
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 36), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
63
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Richard and Mary NICHOLSON, 116 Ord Street, Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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