Oliver Charles Edward NICHOLSON

Regimental number62212
Place of birthWhangarei
OccupationDairy farmer
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Nicholson, c/o Mrs G Kay, Hatea Street, Mairtown, Whangarei
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Specialist Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Elizabeth Nicholson; Wife: Eina Nicholson, Hatea Sreet., Mairtown, Whangarei, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 20