NICHOLAS, Hilton John
| Service Number: | 430918 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units |
| Born: | MALVERN, VIC, 26 February 1925 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Melbourne, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 430918, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units | |
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| 31 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 430918, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units |
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Hilton John Nicholas (1925-2017)
Hilton enlisted on 23 April 1943, having just turned 18. After training in Australia and qualifying as a pilot, he was posted to the UK, where he was based in the south of England, flying Hurricanes. He was then seconded to the RAF as an instructor of naval aviators. He was discharged on 31 January 1946 – not yet 21 years of age - upon repatriation to Australia after the War.
In civilian life, Hilton joined Nicholas Aspro, the major Australian and International pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprise established by his father, George (the inventor of Aspro), and George’s brother Alfred. He remained with the company for whole of his business career, taking on high level responsibility both within Australia and overseas.
For more than 25 years Hilton was a member of the Board of the Corps of Commissionaires, assisting retired Veterans with civilian service opportunities and employment suited to their circumstances.
He was also a noted breeder of thoroughbreds, and served on the Committee of the Victoria Racing Club (Flemington) for 33 years. He was Chairman of the VRC from 1982 to 1986, and Chairman of the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB) for 16 years, succeeding the inaugural Chairman Sir Chester Manifold.
Among his many other involvements in public life, he was a Board Member of the St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne for 30 years, the last five as Chairman.
Source: https://www.friendsofoddbods.com/2017/06/