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NICHOLLS, William

Service Number:	8621
Enlisted:	21 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Port Wakefield, South Australia, Australia, 17 August 1897
Home Town:	Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Postal Asst.
Died:	South Australia, Australia, 18 September 1972, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch

World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
22 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 8621, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 8621, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 8621
9 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches

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Biography

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.