WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
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Corporal Garnet Wolsely Nicholson | 21st Bn. Rifle Brigade T.F. | born 1879 |
| Medal roll | Awarded Victory and British medals No service/pension records exist on Ancestry |
Rifle Brigade: Battalions of the Territorial Force 18th (London); 19th (Western), 20th (Northern), 21st (Midland), 22nd (Wessex & Welsh), 23rd (North Western) and 24th (Home Counties) Battalions Formed in accordance with an Army Council Instruction on 29 November 1915. The Bns were made up of supernumerary TF Companies, formed from National Reservists who were used for guarding vulnerable points in Great Britain. The Bns were posted for Garrison duty overseas in 1916. The 18th, 23rd and 24th went to India; 19th and 20th to Egypt. The 21st went to India via Egypt, where they were employed on garrison duty of vulnerable points. The 22nd went to Salonika via Egypt. The latter was attached to the 228th Brigade in 28th Division. |
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| Roll of Honour AVL |
RoH: Served Egypt and India AVL Address: Ivy Cottage, Fairfield Street |
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Family history etc
| Corporal Garnet Wolsely Nicholson | |||
| 1879 FREEBMD | Born Bingham MAR- JUN | ||
| Census 1881 | Lived in Market Place, Bingham with: Father: Anthony Nicholson, b. 1848 York Mother: Eliza, b.1848 Codnor Park, Derbys. Siblings: Bertha, b.1872 Bingham Emily, b. 1873 Bingham Maria, b.1874 Bingham Albert, b.1877 Bingham |
Smallware dealer Shopkeeper’s wife |
1871 Anthony’s father, Robert, was a coal merchant in Bingham |
| Census 1891 | Lived in Church St., Bingham with: Father: Anthony Nicholson Mother: Eliza Siblings: Emily Maria Albert |
Coal Merchant Dressmaker |
In 1903 Maria married William Wood, who served in WW1. |
| Census 1901 | Living at 4 Victoria Road, Carlton with: Sister: Bertha |
Hairdresser housekeeper domestic |
In 1901 Anthony, Eliza, Albert and Maria lived on Church Street, Bingham |
| Census 1911 | Living in Fairfield Street, Bingham with: Brother in law: Leonard Henry Baxter b. 1873 Sister: Emily Baxter Nephew: George Henry Baxter, b.1901 Bingham Nieces: Frances Emma Baxter, b. 1896 Edith Elenor Baxter b. 1908 AND Boarder: Ruth Ellen Birkby, b. 1887 Beeston |
hairdresser Coal Merchant Milliner Milliner Milliner |
Leonard was head of household In 1911 Anthony, Eliza and Bertha lived at Ivy Villa, Church Street, Bingham |
| 1918 AVL | Ivy Cottage, 21 Fairfield St., Bingham | ||
| 1920 FREEBMD | Garnet Nicholson married Georgina M Deering in Nottingham
JUL- SEP Children: Joan E, Bingham 1921 Pamela M, Bingham 1923 |
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| 1939 Register | Newhaven, Fairfield Street, Bingham: Garnet Nicholson, b. 5 Jun1879, married Georgina Maud Nicholson, b. 15 Nov 1891, married One closed record Pamela Maud Nicholson (later Berry), b. 19 Apr 1923, single Jack Berry, b. 3 Nov 1916, single |
School attendance officer NCC Unpaid household duties (Joan) At school Assistant Cashier, Building trade |
The house name changed from Ivy Cottage |
| 1962 FREEBMD | Died Nottingham aged 83 JUL – SEP | ||