NICOLL, James
| Service Number: | 6367 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Angus, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Butterburn School, Dundee, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 24 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave XXIV. A. 3. Personal Inscription IN MEMORY OF MY LOVED HUSBAND AND OUR FATHER , Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ithaca War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6367, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6367, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Mother: Margaret Nicoll
Father: James Nicoll
He left a widow Jean Nicoll, Bardon Drive, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, and one child. She lived sometime at Wolsley Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland.
He served 10 years with the Black Watch Regiment, British Army, including time in the South African War, holding two medals with seven bars. and with the Brisbane military police. He was 44.
Date of enlistment: 31.10.1916
Place of enlistment: Brisbane, Queensland
Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour
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