Reginald Alfred Nicholas MBE

Reginald Alfred Nicholas MBE

Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	South Perth, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	18 years, 6 months
Description	5'7½" (1.m) tall ; 132lbs 59.874 kg ; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; brown hair
Occupation	Draughtsman
Religion	Baptist
Address	NOK May street, Gosnells, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Alfred William Nicholas
Military Information
Reg Number	[ 938]
Date of Enlistment	12 May 1915
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	Australian Army Medical Corps
Date of Embarkation	24 May 1915 ‒ ?? Jun 1915
Ship Embarked On	RMS Mooltan Brisbane to Egypt
Date of Return	19 Jan 1916 ‒ 22 Feb 1916
Ship Returned On	HMAT A16 Star of Victoria Portland to Fremantle
Fate	Returned to Australia (Medical)
Monument	Gosnells Road Board Honour Roll
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Was serving in the militia (22nd AAMC). As he was under 19, his parents only gave consent for him to serve as a Hospital worker on Transport Ships.

War Service

Entered camp on 13 May 1915 and was quickly pressed into service as a medical orderly aboard RMS Mooltan which was travelling to Egypt. Soon after arriving in Egypt, Reg was ill with

Reg embarked on the HMAT A61 Kanowna on 22 Dec 1915 in Sydney, and it sailed next day for England.

On 19 Jan 1916 Reginald volunteered to act as a medical orderly on the HMAT A16 Star of Victoria despite being sent home as an invalid.

Discharged by the 5th Military District on 12 May 1916

Notes

There is one additional entry in his records that states that he was Taken on Strength of the Australian Hospital Ship Karoola ex AAMC General Reinforcements at Sierra Leone on 14 Jul 1917. However, there is nothing in his records to show how he got there, or what he did subsequently.