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 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
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