Sergeant George Henry Nichols
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Nichols,
George Henry
Date of birth: 1884-05-09
Place of birth: Tenby Pembrokeshire Wales
Next of kin: G Pepper, friend. 200 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Paper Maker
Occupation (normalized): Paper Maker, Specialisation Unknown
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-10-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Tyne Cot Cemetery, XVIII. A. 11.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 144838
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
Sergeant, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 464101
LAC ID:
560975
Service file: B7312-S037
Uploader's Notes:
Son of R. H. Nichols and Elizabeth Nichols of 35 Huntingdon Rd., Earlsdon, Coventry, England
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action. Shortly before the attack commenced at Passchendaele, Sergeant Nichols with three other signallers proceeded to lay telephone lines from Battalion Headquarters to all Companies in their new positions. They had nearly completed this undertaking and were laying the line from "C" Company to "B" Company, when the enemy began sniping. Sergeant Nichols was wounded in the side of the neck, and owing to his dangerous condition was unable to be moved, dying about seven hours later.
Uploader's Research notes: February 2016 - BWM/VM pair, Memorial Plaque and Memorial Cross available on warandson.co.uk site. [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-06-06