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James George Nicholls

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Helensville Cemetery War Memorial, Garfield Road, Helensville. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin 2017

Helensville Cemetery War Memorial, Garfield Road, Helensville. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, C …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James George AWMM
  • Surname
    Nicholls AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    158841 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Helensville, Auckland Province AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM South Head, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr W.F. Nicholls (father), South Head, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    158841 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Heart attack AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Nicholls was the brother of Ivon William Nicholls (60343) who also served in WW2. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    17 July 1971 AWMM
    Age 55 AWMM
    Helensville, Auckland Province AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    55 Public - Deirdre June - Other relative - 23 April 2019 - BDM register #1915/22529, shows he was born on 31 August 1915 and a DBM Deaths search shows he was 55Y at the time of his death #1971/33664
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM RSA Burial Block 1 Row A Plot 14 Seq 1 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 9: WW2 294 AWMM
    • Helensville Cemetery, 130 Garfield Road, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM
      Cemetery register no. 2056 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
23 April 2019Deirdre JuneWaiatarua, AucklandOther relative

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