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NISI, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2883 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fettler |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 5 July 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, Grave Reference 0069F with his mother |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2883, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2883, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2883, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 26th Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2883, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right hand. Embarked HS Viper for England from Rouen on 21 April 1917 | |
| 19 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2883, 52nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Nisi and Elizabeth Nisi nee Higgins of Hobart, Tasmania.
Brother of Harry Nisi who returned to Australia on 5 January 1919 having served with the 4th Field Artillery Brigade
Husband of Beatrice Nisi of Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 November 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 31 December 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart aboard a steamer.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal