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Alfred Nicholson

Pte
Alfred Nicholson

Military Details

Service Number: 5857

Regiment & Unit / Ship

4th Regiment South African Infantry

Enlisted

27 August 1915

Awards and Medals

The Victory Medal

The Victory Medal

The British War Medal, 1914-18

The British War Medal, 1914-18

Enlistment Details

Date of Enlistment

27 August 1915

Place of Enlistment

Kimeberley

Residence at Enlistment

57 Merriman Street , de Beers , Kimberley South Africa

Rank at Enlistment

Pte

Battalion at Enlistment

4th

Service Number at Enlistment

5857

Service History

Killed in action, at Delville Wood

Personal Details

Date of Birth

1894

Place of Birth

Kimberley, South Africa

Religion

C of E

Address

58 St Augustine Road, Kimberley, South Africa

Residence (Roll of Honour)

58 St Augustine Road, Kimberley, South Africa

Parents

Norman& Agnes Nicholson

Education and Occupation

Occupation

Suveyor

Work Address

DE Beers Mining Co

Death and Memorial

Date of Death

18th July 1916

Age at Death

22

Circumstances of Death

Killed in Action

Place of Death

Somme

Theater of Action

France

Battle

Battle of Delville Wood

Regiment at Death

Regiment South African Infantry

Battalion/Vessel at Death

4th

Rank at Death

Pte

Buried or Commemorated at

QUARRY CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN .

Grave Position: III. E. 10

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