| Regimental number | 2903 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bombala, New South Wales |
| School | Bombala Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Wollingubrah, Cathcart, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Nicholson, Wollingubrah, Cathcart, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt from Compulsory Military Service) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Leeton branch, 24 December 1914. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 12 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 26 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit: deafness, left ear), Sydney, 1 November 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, NICHOLSON Wallace Edwin
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 302. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
