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Phillip Otoe NICKOLAS

Regimental number523
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCoach driver
AddressNewcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.2
Height5' 7.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr Nickolas, 20 King Street, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 1.5 years in the Scottish Rifle Regiment; free discharge.
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 April 1918
Place of burialHeath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3160 Pte Aubrey WYNDHAM [real name Aubrey NICKOLAS], 34th Bn, killed in action, 14 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Died of wounds while a Prisoner of War in German hands, 15 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSecond given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Otto.
SourcesNAA: B2455, NICKOLAS Phillip Otoe
Red Cross File No 2000505C

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