George NICHOLSON

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NICHOLSON, George

Service Number:	74
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
Born:	Maidstone, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1877
Home Town:	Allora, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Abbotsford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 February 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales
Memorials:

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 74, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
1 Mar 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 74, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
21 Jun 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 74, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901.

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

George Nicholson served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 74 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Boer War. Second service was as a Corporal S.N. 542 in the 1st Divisional Train, AIF WW1.

He was born in Maidstone, Victoria in 1877, a son to Donald and Ann Nicholson. In 1900 when he enlisted for the Boer War he was living/workin at Glengallon Station via Allora in Qld. In 1914 when he enlisted in WW1 he was working as a miner in NSW.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 468; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

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