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NICHOLAS, Laurence Albert
(Service number 15954)

Aliases	Also spelt Lawrence
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	16/02/1891	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	12 Allnutt Street, Temuka
Occupation	Shepherd
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs A. NICHOLAS (mother), 12 Allnutt Street, Temuka
Religion	Anglican
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company
Date	26 July 1916
Transport	Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
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Discharge

Date		Reason

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Death

Date	1 September 1955	Age	64 years
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 134, Plot 755
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Laurence Albert Nicholas was the son of Albert and Augusta (née Morris) Nicholas, and a brother of Sydney Edward Nicholas who also served in World War One.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [25 March 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 March 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [25 March 2017]

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