| Regimental number | 10/2499 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Address | Lower Hutt, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W Nicol, Melling, Lower Hutt, Wellington |
| Previous military service | 5th (Wellington Rifles) Regiment, Territorial Force; College Rifles (Senior Cadets) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Captain |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, attached to Dunsterforce |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tehran Memorial (Panel 5, Column Central), Persia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Eva M. Nicol, Belmont, Wellington |
| Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When in charge of Stokes mortars in the defence of a captured village one of his two guns was destroyed, so he handed the other on to his corporal and joined the company, which was in the village. Here he displayed magnificent gallantry and the utmost fearlessness in assisting the company commander, personally leading a bombing party against an enemy counter-attack, and accounting for six of the enemy himself in the desperate hand-to-hand fighting which ensued. His prompt action and fine leadership saved the situation.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, Mesopotamia, Persia Attached to Dunsterforce 1918. Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Sixth |