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NICHOLSON, John William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2/400798 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
Born: | Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 26 March 1932 |
Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Killed in action , Korea, 14 May 1953, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Private Nicholson's body was never recovered and is therefore regarded as missing, presumed killed in action. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial (Ipswich, Qld), Lithgow War Memorial, Memorial Lane Murals (Gympie, Qld) |
Service History
Korean War Service
25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Private, SN 2/400798, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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