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William NICOL

Regimental number3219
Place of birthBowen Hills, Queensland
SchoolFortitude Valley State School, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarter
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Nicol, 575 Gregory Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Naval Cadets, Brisbane, Qld.
Enlistment date30 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Place of death or woundingDernacourt, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and jane NICOL, 575 Gregory Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Family/military connectionsCousin: Pte David O'CONNELL, buried Plymouth, England.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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