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William Joseph NICKOLLS

Regimental number3260
Date of birth15 March 1884
Place of birthKoolunga, South Australia
SchoolKoolunga Public School, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBlacksmith and clerk
AddressHindmarsh, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Rebecca Nickolls, 1 Regent Street, Kensington, South Australia
Enlistment date2 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps
FateReturned to Australia 27 August 1917
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 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 detailsWar service: England
Date of death18 August 1940
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery

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