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Sydney New South Wales [19]

Hull, Yorkshire [17]

Gateshead, Durham [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Newcastle, Northumberland [11]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Gosport, Hampshire [7]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [7]

Shetland, Scotland [7]

South Shields, Durham, England [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Durham [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5]

St Arnaud Victoria [5]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [5]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [4]

Benalla Victoria [4]

Carlisle, Cumberland [4]

London England [4]

Saltash, Cornwall [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bolton England [3]

Bombala New South Wales [3]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Gateshead, Durham, England [3]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Auburn Victoria [2]

Aylsham, Norfolk, England [2]

Baddaginnie Victoria [2]

Bebside, Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Box Hill Victoria [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Briston, Norfolk [2]

Carlow [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Clarence River New South Wales [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2378]

Gunner [252]

Corporal [195]

Driver [174]

Serjeant [173]

Sapper [132]

Second Lieutenant [95]

Lance Corporal [88]

Lieutenant [85]

Captain [73]

Major [40]

Pioneer [40]

Acting Corporal [37]

Bombardier [32]

Acting Serjeant [27]

Lieutenant Colonel [22]

Staff Serjeant [18]

Acting Bombardier [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Commander [10]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Staff Nurse [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Private Acting Corporal [8]

Sister [8]

Trooper [8]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Nurse [7]

Nursing Sister [7]

Worker [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Guardsman [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Rifleman [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Colonel [5]

Drummer [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Admiral [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Hon Capt [4]

Seaman [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [312]

Labour Corps [290]

Royal Engineers [249]

Northumberland Fusiliers [214]

Army Service Corps [213]

Durham Light Infantry [183]

Royal Garrison Artillery [173]

Royal Army Medical Corps [145]

West Yorkshire Regiment [116]

Border Regiment [106]

Machine Gun Corps [92]

East Yorkshire Regiment [85]

Yorkshire Regiment [80]

Liverpool Regiment [78]

London Regiment [73]

Highland Light Infantry [66]

York and Lancaster Regiment [65]

Lincolnshire Regiment [62]

Royal Fusiliers [56]

Royal Scots [54]

Lancashire Fusiliers [52]

Manchester Regiment [52]

Royal Naval Division [49]

Seaforth Highlanders [49]

West Riding Regiment [47]

Cameron Highlanders [45]

Royal Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Highlanders [42]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [40]

East Lancashire Regiment [39]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [39]

Cheshire Regiment [36]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [36]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [33]

Gordon Highlanders [32]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [32]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [32]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [30]

Canadian Infantry [30]

Middlesex Regiment [30]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [27]

Scottish Rifles [27]

South Lancashire Regiment [27]

Royal Defence Corps [25]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [23]

Army Ordnance Corps [22]

Royal Flying Corps [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Service

British Army [3715]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [428]

Royal Navy [351]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [290]

Australian Imperial Force [279]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [101]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [5318]

S [3]

B [1]

C [1]

M [1]

P [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5164]

Merchant Navy [140]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [92]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

Bermuda [1]

Germany [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [19] Hull, Yorkshire [17] Gateshead, Durham [12] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Newcastle, Northumberland [11] Melbourne Victoria [9] Gosport, Hampshire [7] Hull, Yorkshire, England [7] Shetland, Scotland [7] South Shields, Durham, England [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Durham [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5] St Arnaud Victoria [5] Wakefield, Yorkshire [5] Basingstoke, Hampshire [4] Benalla Victoria [4] Carlisle, Cumberland [4] London England [4] Saltash, Cornwall [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bolton England [3] Bombala New South Wales [3] Brighton Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Gateshead, Durham, England [3] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Auburn Victoria [2] Aylsham, Norfolk, England [2] Baddaginnie Victoria [2] Bebside, Blyth, Northumberland [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Box Hill Victoria [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Briston, Norfolk [2] Carlow [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Chelsea, London [2] Clarence River New South Wales [2] Clunes Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2378] Gunner [252] Corporal [195] Driver [174] Serjeant [173] Sapper [132] Second Lieutenant [95] Lance Corporal [88] Lieutenant [85] Captain [73] Major [40] Pioneer [40] Acting Corporal [37] Bombardier [32] Acting Serjeant [27] Lieutenant Colonel [22] Staff Serjeant [18] Acting Bombardier [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Company Serjeant Major [11] Commander [10] Colour Serjeant [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Lance Serjeant [9] Staff Nurse [9] Able Seaman [8] Private Acting Corporal [8] Sister [8] Trooper [8] Corporal 2nd [7] Nurse [7] Nursing Sister [7] Worker [7] Deck Hand [6] Guardsman [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Rifleman [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Colonel [5] Drummer [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Admiral [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Hon Capt [4] Seaman [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [312] Labour Corps [290] Royal Engineers [249] Northumberland Fusiliers [214] Army Service Corps [213] Durham Light Infantry [183] Royal Garrison Artillery [173] Royal Army Medical Corps [145] West Yorkshire Regiment [116] Border Regiment [106] Machine Gun Corps [92] East Yorkshire Regiment [85] Yorkshire Regiment [80] Liverpool Regiment [78] London Regiment [73] Highland Light Infantry [66] York and Lancaster Regiment [65] Lincolnshire Regiment [62] Royal Fusiliers [56] Royal Scots [54] Lancashire Fusiliers [52] Manchester Regiment [52] Royal Naval Division [49] Seaforth Highlanders [49] West Riding Regiment [47] Cameron Highlanders [45] Royal Army Service Corps [43] Royal Highlanders [42] King's Royal Rifle Corps [40] East Lancashire Regiment [39] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [39] Cheshire Regiment [36] Royal Lancaster Regiment [36] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34] King's Own Scottish Borderers [33] Gordon Highlanders [32] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [32] Yorkshire Light Infantry [32] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [30] Canadian Infantry [30] Middlesex Regiment [30] Hampshire Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [27] Scottish Rifles [27] South Lancashire Regiment [27] Royal Defence Corps [25] Royal Scots Fusiliers [23] Army Ordnance Corps [22] Royal Flying Corps [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Service

British Army [3715] Canadian Expeditionary Force [428] Royal Navy [351] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [290] Australian Imperial Force [279] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [101] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [5318] S [3] B [1] C [1] M [1] P [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5164] Merchant Navy [140] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [92] Canada [2] Australia [1] Bermuda [1] Germany [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

William Wilson Alias Nicholson

Born 1885

Royal Navy 12234 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Evelyn J Vice Now Mrs Nicholson

Born 1894

British Army Staff Nurse Attached Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Herbert Steele-Nicholson

British Army 624 Sapper Canadian Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Evelyn J Nicholson

British Army Nursing Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Annie Nicholson-Ramsey

British Army Sister French Red Cross

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Alice F Salvidge (mrs Nicholson)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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M E L Cooke (nee Martin Nicholson)

British Army British Red Cross Society

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Dorothea H E Brindley (mrs Nicholson)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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