Regimental number | 2477 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | 4 Eades Place, West Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 118 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Robert Nicholls, 4 Eades Place, West Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 18 months in the Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 25 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 1 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 December 1916; taken on strength, 58th Bn, in the field, 26 February 1917. Found guilty, 2 September 1917, of being absent without leave from 8.15 am till 10.30 pm, 1 September 1917: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 4 days' pay. Wounded in action, 25 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm, right shoulder); admitted to Field Ambulance, 26 September 1917, and transferred to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing station; to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 1 October 1917; to England, 19 October 1917, and admitted to Lady Forester's Auxiliary Hospital, Broseley nr Shrewsbury, 20 October 1917; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 10 December 1917; discharged on furlough, 14 December 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 28 December 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 21 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left chest; fibrosis, left lung), Melbourne, 25 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NICHOLLS Herbert John |