Virtual War Memorial | Edmund James Houghton NICHOLSON CMG, DSO, VD,

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NICHOLSON, Edmund James Houghton

Service Number:	W75172
Enlisted:	5 September 1914, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Gravesend, England , 17 April 1870
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mineral Buyer
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 22 June 1955, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Western Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Divisional Artillery HQ, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Divisional Artillery HQ, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
26 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli
12 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Pioneer Battalion

World War 2 Service

24 May 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W75172

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