John August Nyholm

Born 4.08.1875     Place Vaasa, Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Methodist

Father Nyholm, J     Mother Nyholm, Rita

Arrived at Australia

            from Cape Town, South Africa     on 7.01.1907     per Inverness     disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment Sydney, Lithgow, Clarence deviation works

Occupation bricklayer

Service

service number 638; 748     enlisted 24.03.1915     POE Liverpool, NSW

unit 20th Battalion, 1st FAB       rank Private, Gunner

place Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916

final fate KIA 5.11.1916

memorial details 26 Villers Bretonneux, France

Naturalisation 1910

Materials digitised naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

digitised Red Cross wounded and missing file (AWM)

Roll of Honour card (AWM)

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