NICHOLLS, Arthur
| Service Number: | 4350 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia , 4 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maryborough Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 March 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 15. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4350, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4350, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4350, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 4350, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4350 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arthur Nicholls was the son of Frederick and Fanny Nicholls, of Maryborough, Queensland.
Arthur was in his 27th year and was born and raised in Maryborough. He was educated at the Maryborough Central and Maryborough Boys’ Grammar Schools. He was reported to have been well-known in sporting circles, being for many years a member of the West End Football Club.
Arthur enlisted during September 1916, and left Brisbane with the 31st Battalion a few months later. On arrival in England, he was drafted into the 47th Battalion. He joined the unit at the front-line during July 1917. He was severely wounded in the throat on 27 March 1918, when the 47th Battalion withstood a heavy attack by German storm troops at Dernancourt, France. He died the next day in a Stationery Hospital at Doullens, France.
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