Sergeant

John Alexander Nicholson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Annabella Nicholson, of Kensington Rd., Waihi, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/3140
Name:
John Alexander Nicholson
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Nicholson (mother), Waihi, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waitete Road, Waihi, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Polygon Wood
Date of Death:
24 December 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Alexander Nicholson
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