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NICHOLSON, Herbert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5875 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Galong, Harden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Chewton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor driver |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Rouen, France, 24 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block Q, Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 2, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boorowa War Memorial, Galong Memorial Honour Board, Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5875, 20th Infantry Battalion, Casula, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5875, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5875, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5875, 20th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW to shoulder and buttock. Evacuated to England. rejoined unit 25 February 1918. | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5875, 20th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hangard Wood |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Herbert Charles Nicholson is also remembered on the Chewton School Honour Roll, Vic.
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Evacuated to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, where he died of illness 24 August 1918.