NICHOLLS Richard John

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Service No.

4181

Rank

Private

Unit

15 Battalion

Other Units

B Company 5th Depot Battalion and 26 Battalion

Town

Nambour

Adopted

Yes

Date of Birth

Calculated as November 1885

Place of Birth

Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland

Date Enlisted

16 September 1915

Ship Sailed On

HMAT Commonwealth

Date Ship Sailed

28 March 1916

Ship Sailed From

Queensland

Soldiers History

Chronicle 29 October 1915 p5, Dulong enlistments...D Nicholls...

Victory Medal

British War Medal

If died in the war

Died of illness

Date Returned to Australia

Did not return

Date of Death

23 December 1916

Place of Death

No 36 Casualty Clearing Station, France

Age at Death

32 Years

Where Buried

Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericort-L'Abbe, Somme, France. Located 2.5 miles ENE of Corby.

Where Commemorated

Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericort-L'Abbe, Somme, France VI.F.22

Nambour (Maroochy Shire) Roll of Honor Scroll, Private Collection, Nambour (this scroll was available for sale to the public after the war)

Name of Researcher

Colin White

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