Jim Nicholas
| Jim Nicholas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Nicholas in 1915 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Joachim Nicholas | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Picola, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 1917 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Menin Road Ridge, Passchendaele salient, Belgium[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911 | University | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Joachim Nicholas MiD (17 November 1890 – 20 September 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. He was killed in action, in Belgium, during World War I.
Family[edit]
The son of William John Nicholas, and Sarah Nicholas, née Joachim,[2] James Joachim Nicholas was born at Picola, Victoria on 17 November 1890.
Education[edit]
He was educated at Brighton Grammar School.[3] In 1906, aged 15, he passed the matriculation examination.[4]
He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne,[5][6] graduating as Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) in 1911,[7] and as Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in 1913.[8]
Medicine[edit]
Following his graduation, and before his military service, he practised medicine jointly with Dr. Richard Horace Gibbs in Colac, Victoria.[9]
Football[edit]
A regular player for the University's Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA) team, he played one VFL match for the University team, as a last minute inclusion in a team badly depleted in numbers, in the round 12 match, against Richmond Football Club, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 8 July 1911.
Military service[edit]
He served in the Australian Medical Corps during the First World War but was killed in action at the Menin Road Ridge, aged 26, on 20 September 1917,[10] while serving at the Passchendaele front.
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Main, J. & Allen, D., "Nicholas, James", pp.135–136 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
- ^ Marriages, The Age, (Saturday 8 February 1890), p.5.
- ^ Our Schools, Brighton Southern Cross, (Saturday, 17 December 1904) p.2.
- ^ Matriculation: May Results: Melbourne Candidates, The Australasian, (Saturday, 23 July 1906), p.38; Our Schools: Brighton Grammar School: Form VI, The Brighton Southern Cross, (Saturday, 22 December 1906), p3.
- ^ Medical Student's Work, The Argus, (Saturday, 13 August 1910), p.19.
- ^ Roll of War Service, The Melbourne University Magazine: War Memorial Number, (July 1920), pp.32–33.
- ^ Conferring of Degrees: Bachelor of Medicine: James Joachim Nicholas, The Australasian, (Saturday, 30 December 1911) p.31; Conferring of Degrees: Bachelor of Surgery: James Joachim Nicholas, The Australasian, (Saturday, 30 December 1911) p.31.
- ^ Melbourne University: Degrees Conferred: Doctor of Medicine: James Joachim Nicholas, The Argus, (Wednesday, 24 December 1913), p.6.
- ^ Colac Contingent: For Expeditionary Force: Army Medical Corps, The Colac Herald, (Friday, 28 August 1914), p.5; (News Item), The Colac Herald, (Monday, 24 August 1914), p.5.
- ^ For Freedom's Cause: Killed in Action: Lieut.-Colonel J.J. Nicholas, The Bendigonian, (Thursday, 4 October 1917), p.22; Roll of Honor: Victorian List: Killed in Action: "Lieut.-Col. J.J. Nicholas, Echuca East, 20/9/17", The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 27 October 1917), p.31.
Sources[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: James Joachim Nicholas.
- World War One Service Record: Lieutenant Colonel James Joachim Nicholas, National Archives of Australia.
- World War One Nominal Roll: Lieutenant Colonel James Joachim Nicholas, Australian War Memorial.
- World War One Embarkation Roll: Captain James Joachim Nicholas, Australian War Memorial.
