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Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Tyldesley England [2]

Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Howlong New South Wales [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kirkham, Lancashire [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Preston England [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1]

Runcorn, Frodsham, Cheshire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Solihull, Birmingham [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St Helens, Lancashire [1]

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Private [121]

Driver [16]

Corporal [12]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

ALIAS Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Bugler [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

19th Infantry Battalion [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Provost Corps 4th Australian Division Traffic Control [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Imperial Camel Corps [1]

Service

British Army [199]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

N [254]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [248]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Ireland [1]

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People [255] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Tyldesley England [2] Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Howlong New South Wales [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kirkham, Lancashire [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Preston England [1] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1] Runcorn, Frodsham, Cheshire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Solihull, Birmingham [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St Helens, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [121] Driver [16] Corporal [12] Gunner [10] Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] ALIAS Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bearer [1] Bugler [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sister [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [20] Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Cheshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 19th Infantry Battalion [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Provost Corps 4th Australian Division Traffic Control [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Imperial Army [1] Imperial Camel Corps [1]

Service

British Army [199] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

N [254] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [248] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Ireland [1]

James Nickson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168172

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Joseph Nickson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198819

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William Nickson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163448

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Thomas Nickson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292264

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John Nickson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218575

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Stuart Nickson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 44 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Nickson

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain Liverpool Regiment 19th Battalion

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John Reginald Nickson

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 35th Squadron

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107460 Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Edward Scarborough Nickson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298938

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Joseph Herbert Nickson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96627

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Bruce Nickson

Died 1915

British Army 1582 Bugler Suffolk Regiment

British Army 1582 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Arthur Nickson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 25310 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Nickson

Died 1916

British Army 19064 Private Border Regiment

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Michael Nickson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 205321 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Cuthbert Benedict Nickson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 681022 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Cecil Raymond Nickson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 276326 Private Hussars 20th Battalion

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William Nickson

Died 1918

British Army 220684 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Nickson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 33888 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 33888 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Thomas Nickson

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 289714 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/290074 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Nickson

Australian Imperial Force 5427

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