Regimental number | 2862 |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
School | Petershill School, Glasgow, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, James Nicol, 194 West Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Springburn Battery, Glasgow, Lowland Field Artillery, Territorial Force, Scotland. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Left Rockhampton when 2 years of age, served his apprenticeship in Glasgow, and returned to Australia when he was 23. Father [in Woodside, Cardross, Scotland] adds: "I may return to Sydney next year." |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 17), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie NICOL, Woodside, Newall Junction, Stornoway, Scotland. Native of Rockhampton, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: Pte James NICOL, Royan Naval Volunteers, killed in action, Gallipoli, 17 June 1915. |