Murray James NICHOLS

NICHOLS, Murray James

    Service Number: VX31411
    Enlisted: 17 June 1940, Town Hall-Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1918
    Home Town: Kinglake, Murrindindi, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Presumed, Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 4 February 1942, aged 23 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Panel 16
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Whittlesea WW2 Memorial Wall
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    Non Warlike Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, VX31411

    World War 2 Service

    17 Jun 1940: Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX31411, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
    17 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX31411, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Town Hall-Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    10 May 1941: Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-4)
    7 Nov 1941: Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Promoted: 07/11/1941, [A/Corporal] Acting Corporal. Note: Rank of Corporal was held and performed by Corporal-MJ NICHOLS, SN-VX31411, in duty up to & prior to his death, 04/02/1942, Rabaul. (NAA, Pg-4).
    25 Jan 1942: Imprisoned
    4 Feb 1942: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX31411, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Presumed dead.

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