A Collection of Medals formed by the Reverend Canon Nigel Nicholson, OStJ, DL

Pair: Private W. Nicholson, Royal Scots, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 August 1917

British War and Victory Medals (34735 Pte. W. Nicholson. R. Scots.); Memorial Plaque (William Nicholson) edge bruise to BWM, otherwise good very fine and better (3) £80-£100

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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William Nicholson was born in Glasgow and attested there for the Royal Scots. He served with the 16th (2nd City of Edinburgh) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 27 August 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Sold with named Record Office enclosure for the campaign medals, and Buckingham Palace enclosure for the Plaque.