Regimental number | 7191 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hobart Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cashier |
Address | Devonport, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Nicholas, Torquay Road, Latrobe, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Tasmanian Rangers for 2 years. Previously rejected for enlistment in the AIF on account of varicose veins. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 12th Battalion Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 12th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: [264] Captain Percival Dixon NICHOLAS, 12th Bn, killed in action, 25 July 1916; Cousin: 464 Lance Corporal Henrie Clarence NICHOLAS, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 4 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Adelaide, 10 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917. Completed a course of instruction at the Command School, Kandahar Barracks, Tidworth, 1 September 1917, and qualified as good (72%). Proceeded overseas to France, 11 October 1917; taken on strength, 12th Bn, 20 October 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 6 November 1917. Selected to attend Infantry Cadet Bn, 14 November 1917. Joined No. 6 Officers Bn, Oxford, 4 January 1918. Appointed 2nd Lt and posted to General Infantry Reinforcements, 1 August 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 August 1918; taken on strength, 12th Bn, 26 August 1918. Wounded in action, 18 September 1918 (gun shot wound, both thighs); admitted to 8th General Hospital, Rouen, 20 September 1918; transferred to England, 21 September 1918, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, 22 September 1918. Discharged to Overseas Training Brigade, 1 November 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1918; resumed regimental duty, 20 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ormonde', 16 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 1 August 1919, awaiting transport to Hobart; discharged, 19 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67 |