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Hobart Tasmania [9]

London England [9]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Latrobe Tasmania [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Camelford, Cornwall [3]

Cooma New South Wales [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bruisyard, Suffolk [2]

Burton, Staffordshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Campbell Town Tasmania [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Dromedary Tasmania [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Ournie New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Saxmundham, Suffolk [2]

Stratford, Essex [2]

Suffolk England [2]

Surrey [2]

Ulverstone Tasmania [2]

West Melbourne Victoria [2]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

wicklewood,norfolk [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Acton, London [1]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Amble, Northumberland, England [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Banbury [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Beconsfield Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [776]

Gunner [94]

Corporal [73]

Driver [70]

Serjeant [63]

Sapper [61]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Lieutenant [31]

Lance Corporal [26]

Acting Corporal [14]

Captain [13]

Pioneer [9]

Bombardier [6]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Major [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Worker [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Trooper [2]

Wheeler [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [119]

Royal Engineers [106]

Army Service Corps [97]

Labour Corps [78]

London Regiment [78]

Royal Garrison Artillery [60]

Royal Army Medical Corps [47]

Norfolk Regiment [36]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

Northamptonshire Regiment [25]

Suffolk Regiment [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Coldstream Guards [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Hussars [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1270]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [171]

Royal Navy [166]

Australian Imperial Force [116]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

N [1865]

L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1827]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

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Hobart Tasmania [9] London England [9] Sydney New South Wales [7] Latrobe Tasmania [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Camelford, Cornwall [3] Cooma New South Wales [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Battersea, London [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bruisyard, Suffolk [2] Burton, Staffordshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Campbell Town Tasmania [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Dromedary Tasmania [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kensington, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Ournie New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Saxmundham, Suffolk [2] Stratford, Essex [2] Suffolk England [2] Surrey [2] Ulverstone Tasmania [2] West Melbourne Victoria [2] Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] wicklewood,norfolk [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Acton, London [1] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Amble, Northumberland, England [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Banbury [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Beconsfield Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [776] Gunner [94] Corporal [73] Driver [70] Serjeant [63] Sapper [61] Second Lieutenant [38] Lieutenant [31] Lance Corporal [26] Acting Corporal [14] Captain [13] Pioneer [9] Bombardier [6] Corporal 2nd [6] Major [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Worker [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Private Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2] Transport Corporal [2] Trooper [2] Wheeler [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [119] Royal Engineers [106] Army Service Corps [97] Labour Corps [78] London Regiment [78] Royal Garrison Artillery [60] Royal Army Medical Corps [47] Norfolk Regiment [36] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Fusiliers [34] Northamptonshire Regiment [25] Suffolk Regiment [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] Middlesex Regiment [23] Rifle Brigade [23] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Durham Light Infantry [19] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Essex Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Devonshire Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Coldstream Guards [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Hussars [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1270] Canadian Expeditionary Force [171] Royal Navy [166] Australian Imperial Force [116] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

N [1865] L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1827] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Henry Nichols

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 242557 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 242557 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Hubert William Nichols

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 5319 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 5319 Private/Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Arthur Nichols

Born 1898

Died 1964

British Army 5259 Shoeing Smith Hussars

British Army 5259 Private Hussars

British Army 17th Hussars

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George Nichols

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14512 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

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Francis Desbrow Nichols

Born 1879

Died 1925

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65256

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Frederick Ernest Nichols

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 21992 Acting Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 21992 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 7th Bn.

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Eli Nichols

Born 1893

Other Empire Force 2030 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers

British Army 16455 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 16455 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols

Born 1893

Died 1944

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Norman John Nichols

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93455

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William Sidney Gordon Nichols

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army S/20367 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

British Army S/20367 Private Rifle Brigade 6th

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Lilian Beatrice Nichols

Born 1886

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Ambulance Driver Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Frederick Redvers Nichols

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155015

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John William Nichols

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401895

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Alfred Nichols

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106102

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Joseph Marshall Nichols

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126655

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Edward Nichols

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army L/11575 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/11575 Private Middlesex Regiment "b"coy,4th Battalion

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Rees Nichols

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58033

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Ernest William Nichols

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army G/46196 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/41313 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Nichols

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36552

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Edward Nichols

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303695

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