Arthur NICOL

Regimental number46200
Date of birth21 March 1887
Place of birthGlentunnel, Canterbury
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Nicol, Glentunnel, Canterbury
Enlistment date5 January 1917
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row B, Grave No 1), Passchendaele, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Isobel Nicol (both b. Scotland), Glentunnel, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 11 November 1917, concluded: 'Previously reported missing, now reported missing, believed killed, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380596

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