World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
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James Henry Nicholson
Forename(s):
James Henry
Surname:
Nicholson
Initial(s):
J H
Service Number:
42865
Rank:
Rifleman
Regiment:
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 8th Battalion
Died:
28/09/1918
Buried:
Thilloy Road Cemetery, Beaulencourt
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Died of wounds received.
Background:
Born at South Charlton, near Alnwick, Northumberland. The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records Nicholson's mother as Jane Ann (Nicholson).
Lived at Alnwick at time of enlistment.
Local Memorial:
Sourh Charlton, St. James' Churchyard