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NICHOLS, Arthur Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5860 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. Kilda, Vic., 29 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School; Riverview College Sydney |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5860, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5860, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Arthur and Mary NICHOLS
ARTHUR MICHAEL NICHOLLS who was killed in action at Bullecourt on 3rd May 1917 was the son of Mr. Arthur Nicholls. He was born in 1893 and was at the School in 1906 and 1907. After leaving school he spent three years in the service of the A.M.P. Society, Melbourne, and then having passed his examinations for an accountant, entered the service of Mr. E. J. Eagerty.
He enlisted on 3rd June 1916 and reached Salisbury Plain in November of that year, being a member of the 23rd Battalion.
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