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NICHOLAS William Robert Private 129028
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/19921
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- SKR/DAT/IP/19921
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Title (The name of the record)
- NICHOLAS William Robert Private 129028
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: NICHOLAS;
Forename(s): William Robert;
Initials: WR;
Number: 129028;
Rank: Private;
Born in: Shanklin;
Resided in: Shanklin;
Previous Regiment: E Surrey Regt;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 30 Bn;
How killed: D;
Where: UK;
When killed: 19-Jan-1919;
Other Data: b 30/12/1899
posted missing "D" Coy, Red X lists Apr 1918
War Office Casualty List 25/6/1918 (posted missing)
POW Germany 26/4/1918 Spoil bank
ICRC Ref:PA42010
War Office Casualty Roll (1/1/1919) returned POW (National Libr. Of Scotland);Other Notes: NICHOLAS, Private, WILLIAM ROBERT, 129028. 30th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). Died of phthisis, contracted whilst a Prisoner of War in Germany, 19th January 1919. Age 20. Only son of William and Ada Nicholas, of 1, Balts Cottages, Albert Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. 1897. Sandown-Shanklin (Shanklin) Cemetery - Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c0465898-0b15-4cf4-8e4f-4eabb15c5ea1/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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NICHOLAS William Robert Private 129028