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George Victor NICHOLS

Regimental number11061
Place of birthClarence Plains, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHospital attendant
AddressNew Norfolk, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 8"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMrs Ella Mary Nichols, New Norfolk, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Unit nameArmy Medical Corps, April 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/99/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 1 August 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date15 November 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 1 August 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 22 September 1919, for onward travel to Tasmania; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 15 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as NICHOLLS.
Date of death6 December 1953
SourcesNAA: B2455, NICHOLS George Victor

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