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Sydney New South Wales [23]

Ballarat Victoria [16]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [11]

Devonport, Devon [11]

London, Middlesex, England [10]

Plymouth, Devon [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [7]

Birmingham [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Perth Western Australia [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Penzance, Cornwall [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bradenham, Buckinghamshire [3]

Brunswick New South Wales [3]

Daylesford Victoria [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Millthorpe New South Wales [3]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cornwall [2]

Egham, Surrey [2]

Essex [2]

Flowerdale Tasmania [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Rank

Private [2201]

Gunner [253]

Driver [216]

Corporal [173]

Sapper [147]

Serjeant [120]

Lance Corporal [94]

Second Lieutenant [60]

Lieutenant [48]

Pioneer [46]

Acting Corporal [32]

Captain [28]

Bombardier [24]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Major [14]

Rifleman [13]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Corporal 2nd [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Worker [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Guardsman [8]

Battery Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Corporal 2nd [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Sergeant [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Boy [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Saddler [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [300]

Royal Field Artillery [298]

Labour Corps [262]

Army Service Corps [245]

Royal Garrison Artillery [146]

London Regiment [127]

Royal Army Medical Corps [110]

Machine Gun Corps [104]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [98]

Middlesex Regiment [80]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [79]

Royal Fusiliers [73]

Devonshire Regiment [71]

Worcestershire Regiment [70]

South Staffordshire Regiment [68]

Essex Regiment [67]

Gloucestershire Regiment [61]

Rifle Brigade [51]

Welsh Regiment [50]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [47]

Liverpool Regiment [44]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [43]

Somerset Light Infantry [42]

Hampshire Regiment [41]

Norfolk Regiment [41]

Suffolk Regiment [39]

Northumberland Fusiliers [38]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [37]

Royal Sussex Regiment [36]

Royal West Kent Regiment [36]

Durham Light Infantry [35]

Army Veterinary Corps [34]

Manchester Regiment [34]

Northamptonshire Regiment [33]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [33]

Royal Defence Corps [33]

North Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Cheshire Regiment [28]

Royal Army Service Corps [28]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

Army Ordnance Corps [27]

East Surrey Regiment [27]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Bedfordshire Regiment [26]

East Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [26]

Royal Horse Artillery [26]

Wiltshire Regiment [26]

East Kent Regiment [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Service

British Army [3371]

Royal Navy [362]

Australian Imperial Force [262]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [230]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [189]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [3]

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B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4453]

Merchant Navy [65]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [77]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [23] Ballarat Victoria [16] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Bristol, Gloucestershire [11] Devonport, Devon [11] London, Middlesex, England [10] Plymouth, Devon [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [7] Birmingham [6] London, Middlesex [6] Perth Western Australia [6] Poplar, London [6] Penzance, Cornwall [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Banbury, Oxfordshire [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Paddington, London [4] Penzance, Cornwall, England [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bradenham, Buckinghamshire [3] Brunswick New South Wales [3] Daylesford Victoria [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] Millthorpe New South Wales [3] Saint Germans, Cornwall [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Barking, Essex [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Bourke New South Wales [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cornwall [2] Egham, Surrey [2] Essex [2] Flowerdale Tasmania [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Grays, Essex [2]

Rank

Private [2201] Gunner [253] Driver [216] Corporal [173] Sapper [147] Serjeant [120] Lance Corporal [94] Second Lieutenant [60] Lieutenant [48] Pioneer [46] Acting Corporal [32] Captain [28] Bombardier [24] Acting Serjeant [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Major [14] Rifleman [13] Company Serjeant Major [11] Lance Serjeant [11] Corporal 2nd [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Worker [9] Able Seaman [8] Acting Bombardier [8] Guardsman [8] Battery Serjeant Major [7] Acting Corporal 2nd [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Sergeant [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Trooper [5] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Boy [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Saddler [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Bugler [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Drummer [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [300] Royal Field Artillery [298] Labour Corps [262] Army Service Corps [245] Royal Garrison Artillery [146] London Regiment [127] Royal Army Medical Corps [110] Machine Gun Corps [104] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [98] Middlesex Regiment [80] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [79] Royal Fusiliers [73] Devonshire Regiment [71] Worcestershire Regiment [70] South Staffordshire Regiment [68] Essex Regiment [67] Gloucestershire Regiment [61] Rifle Brigade [51] Welsh Regiment [50] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [47] Liverpool Regiment [44] King's Royal Rifle Corps [43] Somerset Light Infantry [42] Hampshire Regiment [41] Norfolk Regiment [41] Suffolk Regiment [39] Northumberland Fusiliers [38] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [37] Royal Sussex Regiment [36] Royal West Kent Regiment [36] Durham Light Infantry [35] Army Veterinary Corps [34] Manchester Regiment [34] Northamptonshire Regiment [33] Royal Berkshire Regiment [33] Royal Defence Corps [33] North Staffordshire Regiment [29] Cheshire Regiment [28] Royal Army Service Corps [28] The Queen's Regiment [28] Army Ordnance Corps [27] East Surrey Regiment [27] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Bedfordshire Regiment [26] East Yorkshire Regiment [26] Leicestershire Regiment [26] Royal Horse Artillery [26] Wiltshire Regiment [26] East Kent Regiment [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Service

British Army [3371] Royal Navy [362] Australian Imperial Force [262] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [230] Canadian Expeditionary Force [189] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

N [4554] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4453] Merchant Navy [65] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [77] France [1] Germany [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1]

William Thomas Nicholls

British Army 17899 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Nicholls

British Army 12866 Private Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 46692 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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W T Nicholls

British Army 51369 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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Thomas Nicholls

British Army TR/3/16373 Corporal 2nd Training Reserve Battalion

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William A Nicholls

British Army 517490 Private London Regiment

British Army EMT62234 Private Army Service Corps

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William G Nicholls

British Army 2016 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 541159 Driver Royal Engineers

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William Nicholls

British Army 270102 Private Manchester Regiment

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Walter Nicholls

British Army 181629 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/257344 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas R Nicholls

British Army 208729 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas W Nicholls

British Army 2893 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Walter Nicholls

British Army 6054 Private Hussars

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William Nicholls

British Army 11900 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11900 Warrant Officer Class 2 East Yorkshire Regiment

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Walter Nicholls

British Army 51745 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Nicholls

British Army 5564 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment

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William G Nicholls

British Army G/26319 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 330521 Private Royal Engineers

British Army WR/311604 Private Royal Engineers

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William H Nicholls

British Army 130620 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas H Nicholls

British Army 21559 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 30494 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Thomas H Nicholls

British Army C/9930 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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W Nicholls

British Army 53009 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Nicholls

British Army 2549 Private Welsh Guards

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