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NICOLL, George Alfred

Service Numbers:	1040, 202
Enlisted:	26 July 1900, George attested in Pietermaritzburg in Natal. He was one of many Australians who enlisted into Bethune's Mounted Infantry.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, June 1879
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 31
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

Boer War Service

24 Apr 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Embarked on the SS Armenian with the Imperial Bushmen. Not listed as part of the contingent just mentioned in news articles that he left with them.
26 Jul 1900:	Enlisted 1040, George attested in Pietermaritzburg in Natal. He was one of many Australians who enlisted into Bethune's Mounted Infantry.
6 Oct 1900:	Transferred Unspecified British Units, George transfers over to the Transvaal Constabulory for 3 months. He writes to his Father on the 20th January 1901 that his time as a Police Trooper in Pretoria is over and he hopes to rejoin his Regiment who are chasing De Wet in the Free State.
30 Jun 1901:	Embarked George returns to Australia on the "Damascus" departing from Cape Town after surviving the Boer War.

World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 202, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
23 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 202, 9th Infantry Battalion
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 202, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 202, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 202 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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