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21640 Click to enlarge photo | 1914-18 Pair to a very naughty boy, who nearly charged at Beersheba!! British War & Victory Medals impressed officially:'2417 SPR C NICHOLL, 1 SIG SQDN, AIF'. Cecil Constantine Nicholl, born Wellington, New Zealand 1884. Claimed previous service with 8th NZMR in Boer War on enl in NSW 30.09.1914. Discharged as deserter 11.01.1915. Re-enl for Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (number 828) 14.09.1915. Returned to Australia & disch Ex-AN & MEF 31.12.1915 for refusal to obey orders in Rabaul - disqualifying his 1914-15 Star entitlement. Enl 3rd occasion 27.11.1916 & to February. Reinforcements 2nd & 4th Camel Regiments embarking for Middle East 17.02.1917. To ANZAC Signal Squadron 03.04.1917. To Australian Provost Corps 08.07.1917 - transferred to 4th Light Horse Regt 13.09.1917. RTA & discharged 05.05.1919. Numerous breeches of discipline & charges against his name, the worst two being: 23.10.1917 striking a superior officer and stating: 'YOU WILL NEVER GET BACK TO Australia. I will murder you, you bastard.' & 04.08.1918 '?in that he told Sgt Bond to mind is own business & that he was a f?? c?. ?' (this latter phrase being spelt out in full in his records). At the time of his Regiment's famous charge at Beersheba, Nicholl was in the 'clink'. His post war career would make interesting research! An intriguing pr (not entitled '14-'15 Star) to hard-case who served in the following units - however briefly: Camel Corps, AN & MEF, Light Horse Signal Sqn, ANZAC Provost Corps, 4th Light Horse Regiment. On original ribbons. gVF. With copies of archive file. | AVAILABLE at A$1000 | ||
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