NICHOLAS W.B.

Given Names:   William Blanchard

Service Number:  5658/V24952

Unit:  23rd Battalion                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  39 Yrs   

Occupation:  Warder                                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  6 Ft  ¼ In                    

Weight:  141 Lbs

Chest:  35-37 In

Hair:  Dark Grey

Eyes:  Hazel

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  29/4/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Amelia Nicholas

47 Maling Road, Canterbury, Victoria                                                                                

Embarkation Date:  Did not embark

Port:               

Ship: 

END OF WAR 

Status: 

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  23rd Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  18/9/1916                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  Not earned

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1877

Place:  Castlemaine, Victoria                   

Father:  James NICHOLAS                      

Mother:  Mary Alice BLANCHARD

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:             

Spouse: Amelia

DEATH

Date or Year: 1960                                 

Place: Ashburton, Victoria                       

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Discharged medically unfit (deafness)

MEMORIALS

Memorial Plaque: 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

Address on enlistment, Kew Asylum