NICOL, Frank Wilfred
(Service number 17/367)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 8 November 1882 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 8 Clyde Avenue, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Saddler | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. One child | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. K. NICOL (wife), care of Mr A. Hunter, Saddle Hill, Dunedin, Otago | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Veterinary Corps | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 February 1961 | Age | 78 years |
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| Place of Death | Howick, Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Howick Public Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Frank Wilfred Nicol was the eldest son of Alexander and Jane (née Finnie) Nicol. Frank was educated at Saddle Hill and Oamaru South schools, and possibly others. Frank had served as a daddler in the South African War. Frank married Mary King Wilson on 3 December 1906 in Dunedin. Their son, Robert Stuart Nicol, was born there on 30 March 1909.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [23 March 2018]; NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [22 March 2018]; School Admission records (Dunedin & Oamaru branches NZSG) [22 March 2018]; Howick Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [23 March 2018]
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