George James Nicholson

Rifleman George James Nicholson, served with the 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, he was killed in action on 11th May 1916. Having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. His battalions war diary for 11th May 1916 reads " 1 shell buried 8 men of D Coy in a dug out. Their bodies could not be recovered.” Ref TNA WO/95/1272/2 and courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918

Nottingham Evening Post In Memoriam (abridged) 11/5/1918: 'Nicholson. In memory of our dear brother Pte. (sic) George Nicholson KRR, killed in action May 11th 1916. Ever in our thoughts. - Mother, sister, brother, brothers in law (Jim in India, Jim in France).' In memoriam published 11th May 1917 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- NICHOLSON. – In memory of our dear brother, Pte. George Nicholson, K.R.R., killed in action May 11th, 1916. Ever in our thoughts. – Mother, sisters, brother, brothers-in-law (Jim in India, Jim in France).” Above is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918.