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a soldier of the border regiment
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Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Full Name	John William Nicholson
Rank (highest)	Lance Corporal
Service Number	17587
Battalion	11th Battalion (Lonsdale)
Regiment	Border Regiment
Enlisted / Commissioned	13 February 1915 / Carlisle, Cumberland
Transferred	8 August 1915 / 8th Border Regiment
Theatre(s) of War	France and Flanders
Born	Ireby, Cumberland
Nationality	English
Former Employment	Farm Servant
Parents	Tom and Annie Nicholson / Old Station, Carleton, Carlisle
Residence(s)	Brisco, Cumberland
Casualty Type	Commonwealth war Dead
Died	14 April 1918
Age	21 Years
Cause of Death	Killed in action
Burial Type	Memorial
Reference Number	Panel 6
Resting Place	Ploegsteert Memorial Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates	Latitude: 50.7378 / Longitude: 2.88228
Commemorative Scroll	Yes / click here

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