Herbrt James Nichols
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Corporal 265646 (formerly 2901)
Parents: James and Mary Nichols
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: 2 Church View, Downend, Bristol The family were living at Church View on the 1891, 1901 and 1911 Census.
Pre-war occupation: Warehouseman (Clothing)
Date of birth: 1890
Date of death: 23/07/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, France
Age: 26
Further information:
Herbert James Nichols was born in 1890 (1st Quarter) and Baptised at Christ Church, Downend, on 6 April 1890.
Herbert served with the 1st/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and died on 23/07/1916 (Missing presumed dead).
Herbert Nichols is commemorated on the Christ Church Downend Memorial and the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.