Framed studio portrait of 3368 Private (Pte) Arthur Marshall Nicholson, 5th Battalion, of ...

Framed studio portrait of 3368 Private (Pte) Arthur Marshall Nicholson, 5th Battalion, of Brighton, Victoria. The son of Samuel Henry and Hannah Eliza Nicholson, Nicholson was working as a grocer prior to enlistment on 7 July 1915. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor (A71) on 11 October 1915, and served in Egypt until 25 March 1916 when he embarked for France. He served in France and took part in his unit's first major action in France, at Pozieres in the Somme Valley, in July 1916. On 24 December 1916 Pte Nicholson was admitted to hospital with trench feet. He was sent to England and was in hospital until May 1917. He undertook further training at Perham Downs for two months before rejoining his unit in Belgium in late August 1917. On 20 September 1917 Pte Nicholson took part in an attack at Menin Road, near Ypres in Belgium, capturing German territory. Throughout the following day, 21 September, German artillery fire harassed the Australian positions and as the day went on became increasingly accurate. At some point during the day, Pte Nicholson was hit by shrapnel in his left leg and ankle. He was first treated by the 6th Australian Field Ambulance, who then transferred him to the 17th Casualty Clearing Station, where he died of his wounds. He is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium.