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William Mark NICHOLS

Regimental number34
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolClaremont State School, Western Australia
Age on arrival in Australia7
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressGugeri Street, Claremont, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mark Nichols, Gugeri Street, Claremont, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 12), Poperinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mark and Epsie K. NICHOLS, Claremont, Western Australia. Native of London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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