Regimental number | 2183 |
Place of birth | Ollach, Braes, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland |
School | Portree School, Isle of Skye, Scotland |
Religion | Church of Scotland |
Occupation | Sailor |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.1 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Nicolson, 5 Lower Ollach, Braes, Portree, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served in the Territorial Force, Scotland. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Karoola on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He left Portree School when he was 17 years of age and his mind was so bent on becoming a sailor that he first sailed to America two or three times in one of the Cunard Liners then he sailed to Australia. (Details from father, John Nicolson, Braes, Portree, Skye) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death stated to be between 6 - 9 August, 1915. |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 123), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Braes War Memorial, Scotland. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name (and name of next of kin) incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as NICHOLSON; religious affiliation incorrectly recorded as Church of England.. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NICOLSON John |