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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]

W A Nicholls

British Army Major Royal Artillery/ Staff

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W A Nicholls

British Army Major Staff

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A G Nicholls

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Fred Nicholls

Royal Navy Z/ 3696 Royal Naval Division

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Bertie John Nicholls

Died 1959

British Army 17/144 Company Serjeant Major Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 17/144 Warrant Officer Class 1 Northumberland Fusiliers

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A Nicholls

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G.a. Nicholls

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W Nicholls

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Nicholls

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Thomas A. Nicholls

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Dorothy Nicholls

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James Arthur Nichols

Born 1888

British Army 1400 Private Lancers of the Line 16th Lancers

British Army 311830 Private Army Reserve

British Army L1400 Private Lancers of the Line 17th Lancers

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Margaret Nicholls

Born 1891

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Gwendoline Nicholls-Pratt

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 943

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L Burgoyne (mrs Nicholls)

British Army 32062 Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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