Dec 1, 1895

Born in Glenarm, Ontario to Samuel and Margaret Jane (nee Henderson) Nicholson

Nov 5, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 675

Ø  Next of kin given as Mrs. S Nicholson, mother, Kent St., Lindsay, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Chauffeur

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Presbyterian

Norman Nicholson lied about his age, stating that he had been born in 1893, not his actual birth year of 1895

The 21^st Battalion trained in the Kingston area through the winter of 1914-15

Dec 30, 1914

Struck off strength of the battalion as being medically unfit