NICHOL, Adam Beattie
(Service number 32372)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 26 February 1894 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 20 Clyde Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret NICHOL (mother), 20 Clyde Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | 22nd Battalion Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 August 1979 | Age | 85 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Adam Beattie Nichol was the second son of Walter Byers and Margaret (née Beattie) Nichol. He was educated at Pleasant Point and Sutherlands schools. When he enlisted he was farming at Albury.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [08 September 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 September 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [10 September 2017]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [10 Sepember 2017]' Timaru Herald, 31 July 1916
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