NICHOLSON, Edward James
| Service Numbers: | 3565, 3565B |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 2 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Thebarton Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, Picardie, France, 23 August 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France XXI. F. 6., Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3565, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3565, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3565B, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3565B, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3565B awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-23 |
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| 23 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3565B, 10th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Killed in action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Edward James was single, and his father was deceased at the time of his enlistment. Edward James was 5'8 and weighed 54kgs. He also had blue eyes. There is also a note on the back of a piece of paper, from his mum that says she gave him consent to fight in war. He enlisted on 17-08- 1915 and died at Mouquet Farm.
Biography
Like many 27th Battalion reinforcements arriving in Egypt in early 1916, too late for Gallipoli, Edward was re-allocated from the 27th Battalion to the 10th in Egypt as losses from ANZAC were made up and experienced personnel had been transferred out to create the the 50th Battalion as part of the 'doubling of the AIF'.
Edward was killed in action during the closing stages of foighting around Mouquet Farm by the 1st Division of which the 10th Battalion was a part.
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