Private

Joseph Cowie Nichols

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Col. and Mrs. I. Cowie Nichols, of Kuriheka, Maheno, Otago, New Zealand. His brother Lt. C. R. Nichols also fell.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13082
Name:
Joseph Cowie Nichols
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.C. Nichols (father), Maheno, North Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Surveyor's assistant
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received at Flers
Date of Death:
04 October 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
B. 17. 63.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Joseph Cowie Nichols
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