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NICHOLSON, Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 658 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Naracoorte, South Australia, 6 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 4 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known graveCommemorated in the Naracoorte Town Hall, Naracoorte Light Horse Roll of Honour, Naracoorte,SA, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 658, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 31 May 1915: |
Involvement
Private, 658, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 658, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Malcolm Nicholson and Mary Ann (nee Gray) of Naracoorte, SA; brother of Mary Ann Nicholson, Margaret Shaw Nicholson, Isabella Christina Nicholson, Eliza Jane Nicholson, Catheran Grey Nicholson and Young Malcolm Nicholson
12 November 1915 - to hospital with Jaundice
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he was a member of of the Naracoorte Rifle club