Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Pair: Private J. H. Nicholson, West Yorkshire Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 28 September 1918
British War and Victory Medals (42865 Pte. J. Nicholson. W. York. R.) in named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (James Henry Nicholson) in card envelope, extremely fine

Pair: Private T. A. Nicholson, Northamptonshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (40702 Pte. T. A. Nicholson. North’n. R.) in named card box of issue, extremely fine (5) £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals formed by the Reverend Canon Nigel Nicholson, OStJ, DL.

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James Henry Nicholson was born in South Charlton, Northumberland, and attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment at Alnwick, Northumberland. He served with the 1st/8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 28 September 1918. He is buried in Thinly Road Cemetery, Beaulencourt, France.

Thomas Andrew Nicholson was the brother of James Henry Nicholson, and served during the Great War with the Northamptonshire Regiment.