“Two men who had been in a very low state for some days died at the Somes Island hospital on Thursday morning. 5689 Private Wallace Nicholson was an orchardist, and came from Woodend, North Canterbury. 6379 Private John Newsham was a station hand at Martinborough. On passing the medical examination, he proceeded to his home. Afterwards developing sickness, he returned Wellington, and reported himself, and was sent off to the island. The body of Private Nicholson was taken south by the Mokoia last night.” [New Zealand Mail, 27 August 1902, Page 23]

“Trooper Wallace Nicholson, who died on. Soames's (sic) Island yesterday morning, was the youngest son of Mr R. H. Nicholson, of Ravenswood, Woodend, North. Canterbury. He joined the Eighth Contingent at Addington last February, and accompained (sic) the battalion to which it was attached throughout Kitchener's last big drive. At the accident to the trains at Mochavie he escaped by jumping from the car in which he was riding. On the return journey in the Britannic he was attacked by pneumonia, and his case has been a critical one since that vessel returned to Wellington. His elder brother joined the Tenth Contingent (North Island section), and returned in the same vessel as his brother, but though impaired in health is now convalescent. Mr R. H. Nicholson is a first cousin to the late General Sir Henry John Nicholson, who was known during the siege of Delhi as "The Lion of the Punjaub," and who died from the result of wounds sustained during the fall of Delhi, on Sept. 27, 1857, three hours after the siege had terminated. Two other brothers participated in the operations there, and Lord Roberts was a subordinate officer at the time. Thus it will be seen that the deceased trooper comes of a fighting stock. The body of Trooper Nicholson was conveyed from Soames's Island yesterday in. the Duco, being accompanied to the Mokoia by a detachment of the Permanent Artillery and the Wellington Garrison Band, which played, the "Dead March in Saul" and "The Garland of Flowers" en route from the Railway Wharf to the ship's side. The body was brought from Lyttelton to Kaiapoi to-day, there to await burial in the Woodend Anglican Cemetery tomorrow afternoon.”  [Star (Christchurch), Issue 7437, 22 August 1902, Page 3]