Walter NICHOLLS

Regimental number10/1129
Date of birth14 May 1893
Place of birthPetane, Hawke's Bay
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationContractor
AddressPetane, Hawke's Bay
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.3
Height5' 8.25"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinAlfred Francis Nicholls, Petane, Hawke's Bay
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 11 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 12 May 1915 (shell wound, right knee, and paralysis).

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service - neurasthenia), 2 August 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 353 days (of which 331 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death10 June 1974, Napier
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380439

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