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Devonport, Devon [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Devizes, Wiltshire [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Looe, Cornwall [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Beckington, Somerset [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cardiff [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Fawley, Hampshire [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Hereford [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Korumburra Victoria [2]

Kyneton Victoria [2]

Leyton, Essex, England [2]

Lilydale Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Milton Glasgow [2]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [2]

New Quay, Cardiganshire, Wales [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Parkes New South Wales [2]

Peak Hill New South Wales [2]

Penryn, Cornwall [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Sennen Cove, Cornwall, England [2]

Staines, Middlesex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Aberkenfig [1]

Allahabad [1]

Andover, Wiltshire [1]

Athens [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [584]

Gunner [68]

Driver [58]

Corporal [45]

Serjeant [44]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Sapper [30]

Lieutenant [28]

Captain [21]

Lance Corporal [21]

Major [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Sister [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Conductor [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant Second Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Conductor [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Conductor [1]

Corporal Temporary Sub Conductor /Acting Conductor [1]

Drummer [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86]

Royal Engineers [72]

Labour Corps [62]

Welsh Regiment [58]

Army Service Corps [57]

London Regiment [42]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

South Wales Borderers [33]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Monmouthshire Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Service

British Army [930]

Royal Navy [123]

Australian Imperial Force [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

N [1363]

J [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1293]

Merchant Navy [62]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Devonport, Devon [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Devizes, Wiltshire [3] Hackney, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Looe, Cornwall [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Beckington, Somerset [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cardiff [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Fawley, Hampshire [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Hereford [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [2] Korumburra Victoria [2] Kyneton Victoria [2] Leyton, Essex, England [2] Lilydale Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Milton Glasgow [2] Moonee Ponds Victoria [2] New Quay, Cardiganshire, Wales [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Parkes New South Wales [2] Peak Hill New South Wales [2] Penryn, Cornwall [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Sennen Cove, Cornwall, England [2] Staines, Middlesex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Aberkenfig [1] Allahabad [1] Andover, Wiltshire [1] Athens [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [584] Gunner [68] Driver [58] Corporal [45] Serjeant [44] Second Lieutenant [33] Sapper [30] Lieutenant [28] Captain [21] Lance Corporal [21] Major [11] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Sister [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Conductor [2] Deck Hand [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant Second Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Conductor [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Air Commodore [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Conductor [1] Corporal Temporary Sub Conductor /Acting Conductor [1] Drummer [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86] Royal Engineers [72] Labour Corps [62] Welsh Regiment [58] Army Service Corps [57] London Regiment [42] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] South Wales Borderers [33] Machine Gun Corps [26] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Hampshire Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [16] Devonshire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Monmouthshire Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Tank Corps [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Service

British Army [930] Royal Navy [123] Australian Imperial Force [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

N [1363] J [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1293] Merchant Navy [62] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Frederick Henry Nicholas

Died 1918

British Army 254745 Private London Regiment

British Army 254745 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Edward Nicholas

Died 1918

British Army 18419 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Samuel Nicholas

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 35179 Private Welsh Regiment

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Frederick Stanley Nicholas

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 63975 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 35337 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Nicholas

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 881 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Phillip Otoe Nicholas

Australian Imperial Force 523

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Arthur Kearsley Nicholas

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232602

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John Nicholas

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19189

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Edward Nicholas

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112199

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Alfred James Nicholas

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264826

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William Walter Nicholas

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266179

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John Nicholas

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286654

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John Henry Nicholas

Australian Imperial Force 67441

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Samuel Ambrose Nicholas

Australian Imperial Force 4284

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Frank Nicholas

Australian Imperial Force 1947

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Henry Squire Nicholas

Born 1878

Died 1925

Royal Navy 1736 Musician Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 1736 Musician Royal Marine Band; HMS Ajax

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William Blanchard Nicholas

Australian Imperial Force 5658

Australian Imperial Force V24952

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John Matson Wall Nicholas

Australian Imperial Force 1595

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Albert Henry Nicholas

Australian Imperial Force 971

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George Murray Nicholas

Australian Imperial Force 2430

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