NICHOLSON, Wallace Edwin
| Service Number: | 2903 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bombala, NSW, 24 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cathcart, Bombala, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bombala Public School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | NSW, 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Bombala War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2903, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2903, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2903, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
WALLACE EDWIN NICHOLSON was born on 24th May, 1895, a t Bombala, New South Wales, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholson. He received his education at the Bombala Public School, and joined the Bank’s service a t Leeton on 24th December, 1914.
Wallace Edwin Nicholson enlisted on 2nd August, 1915, and subsequently embarked for Egypt, where he saw service from November until June, 1916, when he was transferred to France. He attained promotion to the rank of lance-sergeant in the 55th Battalion on 22nd August, 1916, and continued to serve in France until June, 1919.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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