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Quirindi New South Wales [4]

Shelbourne Victoria [3]

London England [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballysillan, Belfast [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Berkeswell, Coventry [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Cornwall, England [1]

Cowbridge, Glamorgan [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Dover England [1]

Dublin [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Epping, Essex [1]

Halifax England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Handsworth, Birmingham England [1]

Herndrefoilan, Sketty, Swansea, Wales [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kent, England [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex [1]

Llandovery [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Marylebone [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Maybole, Ayrshire [1]

Nash Manor, Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Norland [1]

Penshurst New South Wales [1]

Pool, Illogan, Cornwall [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Sowerby [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tanjil Victoria [1]

Tyrone [1]

Waiki [1]

Wallasey England [1]

Wellington [1]

West Ham, Middlesex [1]

Wheatley, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [170]

Gunner [18]

Captain [14]

Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Serjeant [13]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Driver [8]

Major [6]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

4th Class Reverend [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Canteener [1]

Chief Examination Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal and Clerk [1]

Director of Army Accounts and Quarter Master General [1]

Engineer [1]

Flying Officer [1]

General Staff Officer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mate [1]

Nurse [1]

Orderly [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Royal Irish Rifles [20]

Labour Corps [19]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

French Red Cross [3]

London Regiment [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dragoons [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire Hussars [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Reserve of Officers/ Staff [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [293]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [383]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [394] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Quirindi New South Wales [4] Shelbourne Victoria [3] London England [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballysillan, Belfast [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Berkeswell, Coventry [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Cornwall, England [1] Cowbridge, Glamorgan [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Dover England [1] Dublin [1] Durham, Durham [1] Epping, Essex [1] Halifax England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Handsworth, Birmingham England [1] Herndrefoilan, Sketty, Swansea, Wales [1] Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kent, England [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex [1] Llandovery [1] London, Middlesex [1] Marylebone [1] Marylebone, London [1] Maybole, Ayrshire [1] Nash Manor, Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Norland [1] Penshurst New South Wales [1] Pool, Illogan, Cornwall [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Sowerby [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tanjil Victoria [1] Tyrone [1] Waiki [1] Wallasey England [1] Wellington [1] West Ham, Middlesex [1] Wheatley, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [170] Gunner [18] Captain [14] Corporal [13] Lieutenant [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Serjeant [13] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [9] Driver [8] Major [6] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Commander [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] 4th Class Reverend [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Canteener [1] Chief Examination Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal and Clerk [1] Director of Army Accounts and Quarter Master General [1] Engineer [1] Flying Officer [1] General Staff Officer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mate [1] Nurse [1] Orderly [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23] Royal Field Artillery [20] Royal Irish Rifles [20] Labour Corps [19] West Riding Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Liverpool Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] French Red Cross [3] London Regiment [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dragoons [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire Hussars [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Reserve of Officers/ Staff [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [293] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Australian Imperial Force [21] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [394]

Contribution

Military Service [383] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Duncan Nicholl

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 2851 Colour Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2851 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Joseph Nicholl

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 23914 Private West Riding Regiment

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Oswald James Nicholl

Born 1883

Died 1923

Australian Imperial Force 17744

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Osmond Whitlock Nicholl-Carne

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 9487 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Nicholl

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 276777 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1/7th Battalion

British Army 4839 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3/7th Battalion

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Christopher Benoni Nicholl

Born 1882

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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Hubert Mansel Nicholl

Born 1871

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186652 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186652 Private

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George Nicholl

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6894

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Isaac Nicholl

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307071

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John Nicholl

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293835

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Kenneth Illtyd Nicholl

Born 1885

Died 1952

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John William Harford Nicholl

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Basil Rice Nicholl

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army Major nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)

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Alan Hope Smith Nicholl

Died 1918

British Army 192448 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 192448 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Leslie Willmot Nicholl

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17686 Private Welsh Regiment

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Samuel Nicholl

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 18-952 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Charles Arthur Nicholl

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50322

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Hugh Iltid Nicholl

Born 1870

British Army General Staff Officer 49th West Riding Division

British Army Director of Army Accounts and Quarter Master General The 47th 2nd General Division

British Army Lieutenant Colonel The 47th 2nd General Division

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Robert Nicholl

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18634

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Dudley Percy Nicholl

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22750

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