NICHOLSON, Stanley Frank
| Service Numbers: | 3098, 3098B |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| Born: | Clerkenwell, London, England, United Kingdom, 24 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Warren, Warren Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Standon, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation: | Boundary Rider |
| Died: | Acute Nephritis, Queen’s Park V.A.D. Hospital, Birchington, Kent, England, 16 January 1919, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Standon (St. Mary) Churchyard, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3098, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3098, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 36th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW arm | |
| 24 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital | |
| 16 Jan 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3098B, Australian Veterinary Hospital, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3098/B awm_unit: Veterinary Hospital Australian Army Veterinary Corps awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-01-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1897 Nicholson Stanley Frank Holborn 1b 701.
Stanley enlisted in Warren, New South Wales, Australia.
He served in the Australian Army Veterinary Corps - Veterinary Hospital;Service No: 3098/B
Deaths Mar 1919 NICHOLSON Stanley 21 Thanet 2a 1792
There is a memorial in front of the Commission Headstone bearing these names:
Esme aged 74
William aged 82
Fay aged 69
In the1901censusStanley F Nicholson, aged 3 is living with his parents Frank Nicholson aged 35 and Minnie Nicholson aged 27 at Amwell near Ware/Standon Hertfordshire. Siblings were William R Nicholson aged 5 and Lesley H Nicholson
Aged 1.
The census says he was born in Clerkenwell which fits with the birth registration of Holborn
In the 1911 census, at Westcote Farm, Standon in the district of Ware, Stanley was shown as at school and as the stepson of Frederck Wilson Davis aged 47 and his mother was now Minnie Gertrude Davis aged 35. Siblings were Leslie Harold Nicholson aged 11 and Lucy Constance Nicholson aged 8.
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Stanley Frank Nicholson was born in London, England on 24th September, 1897 to parents Frank & Minnie Gertrude Nicholson (nee Mather).
(Note: Stanley Frank Nicholson stated on his Attestation Papers he was born in Standon, Hertfordshire, England.)
According to information supplied by his mother for the Roll of Honour - Stanley Nicholson came to Australia when he was 17 years old. Stanley F. Nicolson, aged 17, & his brother Leslie H. Nicholson were passengers on Benalla which departed from the port of London, England & arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 6th March, 1915.
On 7th November, 1916 Stanley Frank Nicholson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 21 year old, single, Boundary Rider from Sydney, New South Wales (his Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Force had his postal address as Sandy Cany, Quambone, Coonamble, N S Wales)
Private Stanley Frank Nicholson, Service number 3098, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24th January, 1917 with the 35th Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 27th March, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was marched in to A.I.F. Details at Fovant, Wiltshire, England on 28th March, 1917 from Australia. Private Nicholson was marched in to 9th Training Battalion at Durrington Camp on 7th April, 1917 from Fovant.
On 2nd November, 1917 Private Nicholson was transferred to 36th Battalion Details.
Private Nicholson proceeded overseas to France via Southampton on 6th November, 1917 from 9th Training Battalion. He was marched in to 3rd A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Rouelles, France on 7th November, 1917 & marched out to his Unit on 10th November, 1917. Private Nicholson was taken on strength of 36th Battalion in Belgium on 17th November, 1917 from Reinforcements.
He was On Leave to Paris from Belgium from 7th March, 1918 & rejoined 36th Battalion from Leave on 18th April, 1918.
On 30th April, 1918 Private Nicholson was transferred from 36th Battalion to 33rd Battalion in France. He was re-allotted a new Regimental Number – the letter “B” was added to 3098 on 9th July, 1918. His new Regiment number was 3098 B (usually due to duplication of numbers).
Private Stanley Frank Nicholson was wounded in action on 22nd August, 1918. He was admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance on 22nd August, 1918 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Arm then transferred & admitted to 55th Casualty Clearing Station the same day. Private Nicholson was transferred to Ambulance Train 23 on 22nd August, 1918 & was admitted to 5th General Hospital at Rouen, France on 23rd August, 1918. He was transferred to 2nd Convalescent Depot on 26th August, 1918 then transferred to 11th Convalescent Depot on 27th August, 1918. Private Nicholson was transferred to 2nd M. B. B. Depot at Rouen on 15th September, 1918 & was discharged to A.I.B.D. on 17th September, 1918. He was marched in to A.I.B.D. (Australian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre, France on 17th September, 1918.
On 22nd September, 1918 Private Nicholson was transferred to Calais, France. He was transferred from 33rd Battalion to Veterinary Hospital on 24th September, 1918 & was taken on strength of Australian Veterinary Hospital at Calais on the same day from 33rd Battalion.
He proceeded on Leave to UK from 7th October, 1918 & rejoined Australian Veterinary Hospital at Calais on 25th October, 1918.
Private Nicholson was sent sick to Hospital on 7th November, 1918 & admitted on 8th November, 1918 to 10th Canadian Stationary Hospital at Calais with Dispbaxia. He was discharged on 12th November, 1918 & rejoined Australian Veterinary Hospital on the same day.
On 19th November, 1918 Private Nicholson was sent sick to Hospital again. He was admitted to 10th Canadian Stationary Hospital at Calais on 19th November, 1918 with Appendicitis. He was diagnosed with Acute Nephritis & embarked from Calais on 14th December, 1918 on Hospital Ship Brighton.
He was admitted to St. Michael’s Hospital, Birchington, Kent, England on 14th December, 1918 with Nephritis chronic. The Medical Case Sheet for Private Nicholson has the hospital recorded as “St. Michael’s Aux: Hosp: Birchington” but this has been crossed out & written in red is “Queen’s Park V.A.D.” “14.12.18 Admitted. No temperature. Very distressing vomiting. Urine leaded with albumen. 20.12.18 Still vomiting. Passing average 30ozs urine per diem. 27.12.18 About the same. 31.2.18 Vomiting ceased…..10.11.1.19 Passed no water. Having convulsions. 12.1.19 Passing more water, better. 14.1.19 About the same. 15.1.19 Less water passed. Convulsions again.”
Private Stanley Frank Nicholson died at 8.15 am on 16th January, 1919 at Queen’s Park V.A.D. Hospital, Birchington, Kent, England from Acute Nephritis.
He was buried in in St. Mary’s Churchyard, Standon, Hertfordshire, England.
[Stanley’s younger sister Lucy was buried just six weeks later, in St. Mary’s Churchyard, Standon in 1919, aged 15, following a riding accident.]
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/standon.html
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