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NICHOLLS, Alec Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3617 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Longford, Tasmania, Australia, 29 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Whitemore, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 11 August 1959, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Monumental, Section C13, 34 |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3617, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3617, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3617, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Machine Gun Company | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 3617, 12th Machine Gun Company, Shell shock | |
| 30 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Machine Gun Company | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3617, 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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