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Identity
Person No.
18739
Service No.
X/502
Last Name
Nicholls
14
First Name
John Elijah
Initials
J E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
South African Native Labour Corps
1,481
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
12 September 1918
135
Cause of Death
Drowned
1,068
Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet
Grave Reference
Panel 48.
10
Location
Country
United Kingdom
2,450
Locality
Hampshire
851
Cemetery
HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON
728
Coordinates
50.93384, -1.43114
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. M. E. R. Nicholls, of Johannesburg
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #18739