Herbert Gordon Nichols
Memorial: Staple Hill - Page Park
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Fusilier
Parents: William James Nichols and Mabel Nichols
Home address: Staple Hill
Pre-war occupation: Aircraft Builder
Date of birth: 12/07/1922
Date of death: 26/12/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Forli War Cemetery, Italy and Commemorated on the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorial and the Staple Hill Methodist Church Memorial
Age: 22
Further information:
8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Herbert had an older sister. His regiment took part in the Italian campaign with the 56th (London) Infantry Division. He died from wounds sustained during some of the most bitter fighting of the war.
Commemorated on the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorial and the Staple Hill Methodist Church Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/167th_(1st_London)_Brigade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_(London)_Infantry_Division