| Regimental number | 3260 |
| Date of birth | 15 March 1884 |
| Place of birth | Koolunga, South Australia |
| School | Koolunga Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Blacksmith and clerk |
| Address | Hindmarsh, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Rebecca Nickolls, 1 Regent Street, Kensington, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 2 August 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 50th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 27 August 1917 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 17466 Sapper Roy Edward NICKOLLS DCM, 5th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 22 May 1919; 534 Driver Frederick Hector NICKOLLS, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919. |
| Other details | War service: England |
| Date of death | 18 August 1940 |
| Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery |