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NICHOLLS, Reginald Louis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 37543 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Toorak College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stock Salesman |
| Died: | Lobar Pneumonia, 11th Australian General Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 11th Australian General Hospital, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic Section, Row C, Grave 545 Commemorated in the Garden of Remembrance, Victoria, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37543, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37543, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37543, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 3 Aug 1918: | Involvement 37543, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 37543 awm_unit: Artillery Details awm_rank: awm_died_date: 1918-08-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Julia Mary Nicholls of Punt Hill, South Yarra, Victoria
12 May 1918 - commenced return to Australia on board HT Ruahine disembarking on 5 July 1918 while suffering from Bronchitis and Cardiac Dilatation
Medal: British War Medal
Also served in the Boer War and was wounded at Spion Kop