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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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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]

Ernest Nicholl

Died 1918

British Army 175831 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Nicholl

Died 1918

British Army 47 Private Dragoons

British Army 41611 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Ernest Hodgson Nicholl

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 142040 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Nicholl

Died 1920

British Army 12957 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7807561 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7807561 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William George Nicholl

Died 1917

British Army 8509 Private London Regiment

British Army 204175 Private London Regiment

British Army 204175 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Francis Alexander Nicholl

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 288169

Canadian Expeditionary Force 288169 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward Nicholl

Born 1870

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 145478

Canadian Expeditionary Force 145478 Private Canadian Infantry

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Hugh Thomas Nicholl

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401599

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401599 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Illtyd Dillwyn Nicholl

Born 1861

Died 1935

British Army Major Glamorganshire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Glamorganshire Yeomanry

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Henry Charles Nicholl

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 31698 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Hugh Francis Nicholl

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18528

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Alexander Nicholl

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238827

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William Gordon Nicholl

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128137

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James Nicholl

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309464

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John William Nicholl

Australian Imperial Force 3587

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Harry Nicholl

Australian Imperial Force 1458

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James Alexander Nicholl

Australian Imperial Force

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Robert Nicholl

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J41590 Boy 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Alfred Theodore Nicholl

Born 1893

Died 1951

British Army 27260 Private Welsh Regiment

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Hazelton Robson Nicholl

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Major Royal Air Force

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