Jeremiah Nicholls
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He was the son of Samuel and Eliza; his mother died before the 1901 census. 1901 census: 14 Building Street Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire. Samuel, 50, head; Ada, 21 daughter; John 19, son; Jeremiah, 15, son; Mary, 12, daughter; Albert, 7, son. 1911 census: 9 Waggon Yard, Bolton on Dearne, Rotherham Yorkshire. Jeremiah Nicholls, head, 25, coal miner; Annie Nicholls, wife, 25; Annie Nicholls, daughter, 4; Leonard Nicholls, son, 2.
Private Jeremiah Nicholls, originally enlisted at Hucknall on 1st September 1914, joining the Royal Engineers. However, he was discharged on 15th March 1915 due to misconduct. He later re enlisted and served with the 9th battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire) Regiment, he landed in the Balkans on 31st December 1915 and was at Gallipoli and in Egypt, then in France at Arras and the Somme. In 1917 the battalion moved to Belgium and took part in Messines before moving to Ypres for the Battles of 3rd Ypres. The successful attack by the battalion saw them take all the objectives, finishing at Ferdan House on the edge of Poelcappelle. Jeremiah was one of over 100 men killed during the attack and it is probable that he was killed when the enemy sent over a heavy artillery barrage on the reserve companies near Pheasant Farm. He was buried at Cement House, Langemarck (grave III. F.7).
