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NICHOLAS William Robert Private 129028

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/19921

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SKR/DAT/IP/19921
Title
NICHOLAS William Robert Private 129028
Date
2000-2024
Description

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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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Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description
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