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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]

Last name first letter

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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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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]

Archd Nicholl

Died 1915

British Army 22112 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Nicholl

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 242694 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Nicholl

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 8174 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 74215 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 74215 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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James Nicholl

Died 1917

British Army 60179 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Nicholl

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10289 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Nicholl

Died 1916

British Army 12813 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Gilbert Thompson Nicholl

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 9906 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Edward Nicholl

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296052

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Roger Sayer Flaming Nicholl

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117055

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William Von Rahn Nicholl

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137774

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Alma Harwood Nicholl

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21721

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Norman Ranken Nicholl

Australian Imperial Force 331

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Thomas Walford Nicholl

Australian Imperial Force 3561

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William Nicholl

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8515 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Alfred Ernest Nicholl

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

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Herbert Howarth Nicholl

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 22908 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 22908 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Adam Nicholl

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 23035 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Nicholl

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 203124 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 203124 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Abraham Nicholl

Died 1916

British Army 16/1597 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1597 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Edward Nicholl

Died 1917

British Army 357914 Private Liverpool Regiment 1st/10th Bn

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