Individual Details

John Walter NICHOLLS

(Abt 1891 - 30 Sep 1918)

Events

BirthAbt 1891Lilleshall, Shropshire
Baptism20 Sep 1891Lilleshall Parish Church, Shropshire
Residence1901with his parents - Lilleshall, Shropshire
Residence1911as a boarder - Fretherne School House, Saul, Gloucestershire
Occupation1911gardener - Fretherne School House, Saul, Gloucestershire
Death30 Sep 1918killed in action - Flanders, France
BurialNaves Communal Cemetery Extention, Nord, France

Families

FatherJoseph NICHOLLS (1850 - 1920)
MotherElizabeth CLEMSON (1849 - 1913)
SiblingFlorence NICHOLLS (1871 - )
SiblingMary Elizabeth NICHOLLS (1877 - 1897)
SiblingClara Minetta NICHOLLS (1879 - )
SiblingJoseph Leonard NICHOLLS (1881 - 1970)
SiblingAgnes Dora NICHOLLS (1883 - 1959)
SiblingLaura NICHOLLS (1886 - 1954)
SiblingAmbrose Charles Clement NICHOLLS (1889 - 1949)
SiblingRobert NICHOLLS (1893 - 1954)

Notes

Death

John was a private with the Royal Tank Corps (# 201462). Prior to that he was with the Machine Gun Corps (# 32495).

Burial

Naves is a small village about 5 kilometres north-east of Cambrai on the road to Saulzoir (D114). The Communal Cemetery is on the south side of the road a little south-west of the village at the entrance to the village coming from Cambrai.