| John William Nicholson | |||
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| A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour | |||
| Rank | Lance Corporal | ||
| Number | 17587 | ||
| Company | |||
| Attached § | |||
| Transferred ¥ | To: 8th Border Regiment 8 August 1915 | ||
| Former unit ‡ | None listed in SDGW | ||
| Enlisted | Carlisle, Cumberland 13 February 1915 | ||
| Resident | Brisco, Cumberland | ||
| Born | Ireby, Cumberland | ||
| Died | 14 April 1918 | ||
| Where died | France and Flanders | ||
| How died | Killed in action | ||
| Age | 21 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Memorial | ||
| Reference no. | Panel 6 | ||
| Resting place | Ploegsteert Memorial | ||
| Source | |||
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| Definitions | |||
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| *All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries.*§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment). |
| Notes | |||
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| *Son of Tom and Annie Nicholson, of Old Station, Carleton, Carlisle, Cumberland.*Previously employed as Farm Servant. |
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