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NICHOLSON, William August
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 894 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alexandra, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 25 January 1919, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section IV, Row H, Grave 4 Epitaph reads "We Will See Him Marching Bravely In God's Final Great Review" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 894, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 894, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jan 1919: | Involvement Private, 894, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 894 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-01-25 |
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