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Lovell Nichols enlisted in Brisbane and sailed on the same day.
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Posted to ANMEF at Rabaul in German New Guinea where he served from January, 1917 to August, 1918.
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During his time doing service, he was subject to recurring fevers and fainting spells after a bout of Malaria.
He was sent back to Australia for medical assessment where He was diagnosed with Valvular Heart Disease. -
Because of his heart disease, he was permanently unfit for duty and was discharged from the army.
Died 3 months later by being pulled under a train.