Donald served as a Chaplain (Rank, Captain) in the Australian Imperial Force during World War 1. He died aged 65 years.
Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, N.S.W. - Wednesday, 15 April 1942
"Death Of Rev. Donald McNicol
ADELAIDE, Wednesday
The Rev. Donald McNicol, who died suddenly, aged 65, was padre in three wars. In 1890 he went to the South African War and received a medal with four bars. During the Great War he was appointed a chaplain captain and left for the front in 1915. In February. 1941, the Evangelisation Society of South Australia appointed him its full-time military camp padre.
A native of Scotland, he studied for the ministry in Glasgow and Edinburgh. For 18 months he was missionary to soldiers and sailors in Gibraltar. He was ordained into the Baptist Church and ministered at Harwich and Edinburgh. He arrived in Adelaide in 1910 and had charge of the Unley Park Church until 1921 when he went to Launceston. After having had charge.of the Northcote (Vic.) Church, he returned to Unley Park. He was at Semaphore Baptist Church for five years before his last appointment. He was president of the Baptist Union during his Unley Park term. In 1938 he was appointed national president of the Christian Endeavor movement at the world convention of the organisation in Melbourne.
He leaves a widow, a daughter, Mrs. Duncan Duguid and three sons in the forces. Ian, Donald and David."
Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, N.S.W. - Wednesday, 15 April 1942
"Death Of Rev. Donald McNicol
ADELAIDE, Wednesday
The Rev. Donald McNicol, who died suddenly, aged 65, was padre in three wars. In 1890 he went to the South African War and received a medal with four bars. During the Great War he was appointed a chaplain captain and left for the front in 1915. In February. 1941, the Evangelisation Society of South Australia appointed him its full-time military camp padre.
A native of Scotland, he studied for the ministry in Glasgow and Edinburgh. For 18 months he was missionary to soldiers and sailors in Gibraltar. He was ordained into the Baptist Church and ministered at Harwich and Edinburgh. He arrived in Adelaide in 1910 and had charge of the Unley Park Church until 1921 when he went to Launceston. After having had charge.of the Northcote (Vic.) Church, he returned to Unley Park. He was at Semaphore Baptist Church for five years before his last appointment. He was president of the Baptist Union during his Unley Park term. In 1938 he was appointed national president of the Christian Endeavor movement at the world convention of the organisation in Melbourne.
He leaves a widow, a daughter, Mrs. Duncan Duguid and three sons in the forces. Ian, Donald and David."
Donald served as a Chaplain (Rank, Captain) in the Australian Imperial Force during World War 1. He died aged 65 years.
Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, N.S.W. - Wednesday, 15 April 1942
"Death Of Rev. Donald McNicol
ADELAIDE, Wednesday
The Rev. Donald McNicol, who died suddenly, aged 65, was padre in three wars. In 1890 he went to the South African War and received a medal with four bars. During the Great War he was appointed a chaplain captain and left for the front in 1915. In February. 1941, the Evangelisation Society of South Australia appointed him its full-time military camp padre.
A native of Scotland, he studied for the ministry in Glasgow and Edinburgh. For 18 months he was missionary to soldiers and sailors in Gibraltar. He was ordained into the Baptist Church and ministered at Harwich and Edinburgh. He arrived in Adelaide in 1910 and had charge of the Unley Park Church until 1921 when he went to Launceston. After having had charge.of the Northcote (Vic.) Church, he returned to Unley Park. He was at Semaphore Baptist Church for five years before his last appointment. He was president of the Baptist Union during his Unley Park term. In 1938 he was appointed national president of the Christian Endeavor movement at the world convention of the organisation in Melbourne.
He leaves a widow, a daughter, Mrs. Duncan Duguid and three sons in the forces. Ian, Donald and David."
Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, N.S.W. - Wednesday, 15 April 1942
"Death Of Rev. Donald McNicol
ADELAIDE, Wednesday
The Rev. Donald McNicol, who died suddenly, aged 65, was padre in three wars. In 1890 he went to the South African War and received a medal with four bars. During the Great War he was appointed a chaplain captain and left for the front in 1915. In February. 1941, the Evangelisation Society of South Australia appointed him its full-time military camp padre.
A native of Scotland, he studied for the ministry in Glasgow and Edinburgh. For 18 months he was missionary to soldiers and sailors in Gibraltar. He was ordained into the Baptist Church and ministered at Harwich and Edinburgh. He arrived in Adelaide in 1910 and had charge of the Unley Park Church until 1921 when he went to Launceston. After having had charge.of the Northcote (Vic.) Church, he returned to Unley Park. He was at Semaphore Baptist Church for five years before his last appointment. He was president of the Baptist Union during his Unley Park term. In 1938 he was appointed national president of the Christian Endeavor movement at the world convention of the organisation in Melbourne.
He leaves a widow, a daughter, Mrs. Duncan Duguid and three sons in the forces. Ian, Donald and David."
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