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NICHOLSON, James Leonard

Service Number:	353
Enlisted:	4 January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Beechworth, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Beechworth State School,Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Hairdresser
Died:	Liver cancer , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 March 1951
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Remembrance Gardens
Memorials:	Beechworth Christ Church Honour Roll, Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

4 Jan 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 353
13 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 353, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
13 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 353, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
28 Apr 1919:	Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), 353, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged medically unfit - disability due to Military Service

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