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George Salier Willis Nicholson

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Portrait of Major George Salier Willis Nicholson, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 6 / F613 5. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Major George Salier Willis Nicholson, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 6 / F613 5. Image …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Salier Willis AWMM
  • Surname
    Nicholson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 February 1887 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mary L. W. Nicholson (wife), Camosun Club, Victoria, British Columbia AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Victoria, British Columbia AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Alexander James Willis and Amelia Ann Willis, Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 January 1980 Public source
    Age 92 AWMM
    Victoria, British Columbia Public source
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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