Regimental number | 46200 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Glentunnel, Canterbury |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A Nicol, Glentunnel, Canterbury |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380596 |
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