NICHOLAS, Sydney Edward
(Service number 2/2892)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18/08/1893 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Allnutt Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Augusta NICHOLAS (mother), 12 Allnutt Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements Details, New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 22 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waihora | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 January 1927 | Age | 33 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sydney Edward Nicholas was the son of Albert and Augusta (née Morris) Nicholas, and a brother of Laurence Albert 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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