Gordon Stuart NICHOLLS (1917

Gordon Stuart NICHOLLS (1917 - 1945)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living	Gordon Stuart NICHOLLS (1917 - 1945) + female (NICHOLLS)	Stuart Henry (Robert) NICHOLLS (1882 - 1953)	Charles Jabez NICHOLLS (1836 - 1921)	John NICHOLLS

			Margaret Jane WATT (1843 - 1901)

		Leah Christian ISAAC (1887 - 1964)	John Douglas ISAAC (1858 - 1901)	John ISAAC (1827 - 1895)
				Elizabeth (Lizzie) KING (1821 - 1905)
			Betsy LUFF (1867 - 1940)	Eric Robert LUFF (1830 - 1908)
				Maria(n) PARKER ( - 1937)

b. 16 Dec 1917 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

m. female (NICHOLLS)

d. 02 Jun 1945 at Boram, PNG aged 27

Cause of Death:

killed in action

Near Relatives of Gordon Stuart NICHOLLS (1917 - 1945)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Charles Jabez NICHOLLS	abt 1836	England	23 Nov 1921	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	85
Grandmother	Margaret Jane WATT	abt 1843		1901	Coolac, New South Wales, Australia	58
Grandfather	John Douglas ISAAC	01 Oct 1858	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	24 Dec 1901	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	43
Grandmother	Betsy LUFF	1867	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1940	Bulli, New South Wales, Australia	73

Father	Stuart Henry (Robert) NICHOLLS	1882	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1953	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	71
Mother	Leah Christian ISAAC	18 Sep 1887	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1964		77

Self	Gordon Stuart NICHOLLS	16 Dec 1917	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	02 Jun 1945	Boram, PNG	27

Wife	female (NICHOLLS)

Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister	Betsy Enid NICHOLLS
Brother	Lancelot Earle NICHOLLS

Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased

Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased

Aunt	Annie Sophia NICHOLLS	1873	Coolac, New South Wales, Australia	1947		74
Uncle	Charles Henry TABER	abt 1869	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	04 Aug 1949	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	80
Uncle	Richardson Alexander NICHOLLS	16 Nov 1874	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	07 Aug 1946	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	71
Aunt	Sarah MYERS	1880	South Australia, Australia	Oct 1966	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia	86
Aunt	Margaret Jane NICHOLLS	Dec 1875	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1953	Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia	78
Uncle	Alfred Percival HILL	1877		1950		73
Uncle	Samuel William Watt NICHOLLS	1877	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1958	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia	81
Aunt	Jean ARMOUR	1892		1979		87
Aunt	Eliza Watt NICHOLLS	1878	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1937	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	59
Uncle	William LUFF	1874	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1960	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	86
Uncle	Thomas James"Ben" NICHOLLS	1880	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1952	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	72
Aunt	Leah Annie MURRAY	1889		1953		64
Uncle	David Robert Inglis NICHOLLS	1884	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	09 Sep 1938	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	54
Aunt	Betsy LUFF	1867	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1940	Bulli, New South Wales, Australia	73
Aunt	Annie Florence ISAAC	1889	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Eustace E CLARKE	1883	Woonona, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Mary Jane ISAAC	1892	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Norman Stanley GRUBB
Uncle	John (Jack) Douglas ISAAC	03 Oct 1893	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Gertrude NASH
Uncle	Robert Luff ISAAC	1896	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	29 Sep 1915	Gallipoli Peninsula	19

Cousin	Leah Christian ISAAC	18 Sep 1887	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1964		77
Cousin	Annie Florence ISAAC	1889	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Mary Jane ISAAC	1892	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	John (Jack) Douglas ISAAC	03 Oct 1893	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Robert Luff ISAAC	1896	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	29 Sep 1915	Gallipoli Peninsula	19
Cousin	John Poynton Isaac CLARKE	1913		1981		68
Cousin	Elvie Evelyn CLARKE	1915
Cousin	Robert CLARKE	1917		31 Jul 1968		51
Cousin	Reginald Charles CLARKE	1920
Cousin	David GRUBB
Cousin	Douglas GRUBB
Cousin	John GRUBB
Cousin	Stanley GRUBB
Cousin	Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin	Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin	Living or Recently Deceased

Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased

Brother in Law	Irvine WILSON
Sister in Law	Florence Mary CHUDLEIGH

Events in Gordon Stuart NICHOLLS (1917 - 1945)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
16 Dec 1917		Gordon Stuart NICHOLLS was born	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	WWII record
02 Jun 1945	27	Gordon Stuart NICHOLLS died	Boram, PNG

Personal Notes:

Service Record
Name NICHOLLS, GORDON STUART
Service Australian Army
Service Number NX28399
Date of Birth 16 Dec 1917
Place of Birth GUNDAGAI, NSW
Date of Enlistment 5 Jun 1940
Locality on Enlistment ARDLETHAN, NSW
Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW
Next of Kin NICHOLLS, STUART
Date of Death 2 Jun 1945
Rank Private
Posting on Death 2/3 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
Roll of Honour TUMUT NSW

From 2/3 Australian Infantry Batalion war diary page 84 (http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm52/8/AWM52-8-3-3-031.pdf)
p 84 "Boram. 2 June 45, 8:30 15 Pl sighted six enemy in vicinity of their position. 13 PI,under comd Lt Adam,moed out to attack. Five of the six enemy were killed, one LMG and four rifles captuerd. Lt Adam, Ptes Comboand Healy were wounded, and Pte Nicholls was killed in an attempt tooutflank the enemy."

Page 102 "On 29 May,after 4 weeks at BOIKEN - weeks of continuous patrolling and sporadic clashes with the enemy -the Bn moved on to BORAM plantation, replacing the 2/8 Aust Inf Bn. For the firste three days sharpfighting ensued, with severe casualties. Exhaustion, nervous strain and malaria now became uncontrollable,and brought the Bn to its knees. All companies were affected,and by the end of the first week in June, in most cases could scarcely muster one full platoon, and of those many were carrying on the fight with temperature over 100. The CO was informed that the Bn could no longer carry on, and would require at lest two (2) months rest before they could be considered an effective fighting force again."

For more on Boram. http://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/boram/index.html
Boram Airfield (Boram Drome) Located near Cape Boram, just inland from the coast. To the west of Wewak. Construction Built by the Japanese, this airfield was developed around a single 4,600' runway (as of September 9, 1943) that ran parallel to the coastline, roughly east to west. 40 bomber and 24 fighter revetments, and 42 heavy AA, 33+ light AA, 21 searchlights in the Boram and Cape Wom vicinity. The southern side of the strip was the bomber dispersal area and (24) revetments, with a general camp area behind them. To the north-east were (6) bomber revetments. To the north side, closest to the sea were (24) fighter revetments and dispersal areas.

Neutralized from the air by Allied bombing attacks. The airfield remained in Japanese usage until late May 1945 when the Australian Army 2/8 Infantry Battalion supported by tanks advanced from the west reached the airfield area by May 20th. They encountered heavy opposition in the hills behind the airfield, before finally securing the area by May 22, 1945.

After the battle, the runway was repaired and was used by the Australians to a limited capacity for the rest of 1945.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

- Reference = 88 (Name, Notes)

Created on a Mac™ using iFamily for Mac™ on 2 May 2025