Edwin Owen NICHOLAS

Regimental number23/242
Address43 Wanganui Avenue, Ponsonby
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Charles Frederick Nicholas, Wellesley Street, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Charles Frederick Nicholas, 43 Wanganui Avenue, Hearne Bay, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB