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The Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment) WW1
« on: Sunday 13 July 14 22:29 BST (UK) »
Hoping someone can help me find the personal details of Walter White Nichol/ls, he was a private in the Notts and Derbys Regiment, Enlisted 11/8/15 and discharged 6/3/18.  His army number was 20987 and he was my husbands grandfather.
I cannot find him in any census, although I know from his marriage cert that his father was called Peter and that he (Peter) was a coal miner.  Peter appears to have been married, but in Mansfield workhouse in 1911 and then in the September of that year was in Wakefield prison serving 7 days for 'lodging out'. 
Very grateful for any help with this 
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Re: The Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment) WW1
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 13 July 14 22:38 BST (UK) »
Probably a complete red-herring, but:

Births, September qtr 1884
Holbeck district    vol 9b, page 340

Nicholls, Walter Whitehead


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Is it not possible that Walter was illegitimate, and born Walter White?
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Re: The Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment) WW1
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 13 July 14 22:44 BST (UK) »
I will move this to the Armed Forces WW1 board to see what people there can offer

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McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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Re: The Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment) WW1
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 13 July 14 22:55 BST (UK) »
Walter Whitehead Nicholls parents are Robert and Emily Nicholls, Robert is a pawnbroker :(

How old was Walter on his marriage certificate?

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Re: The Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment) WW1
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 13 July 14 23:03 BST (UK) »
Marriage: September qtr 1915
Tynemouth district    vol 10b, page 696

Nicholls, Walter
Campbell, Walter



According to some trees on Ancestry, Walter was 19. So born c1896?
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Re: The Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment) WW1
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 13 July 14 23:05 BST (UK) »
Who were witnesses at the marriage?

On A******y there are pictures of Walter White Nicholls & Cyril White together - Cyril looks much younger than Walter - what was their relationship?

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Re: The Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment) WW1
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 13 July 14 23:12 BST (UK) »
Just a correction to your info on first post for your records.

On his medal card it says he was discharged 6/4/1918 as you say. But it has date of entry to theatre of war (France) as 17/8/1915.

You say he enlisted 11/8/1915 but that is not the case.  He would have enlisted some time earlier, then been trained in UK before being sent out to wherever he was sent. The date of 17/8/1915 was when he set foot in France.

It also says he got a SWB - Silver War Badge given to those who have served but now unfit (through injury or sickness etc)

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McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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Re: The Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment) WW1
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 13 July 14 23:21 BST (UK) »
Paulsmum...

Can you tell us how you know he was in Notts & Derby and where that service number 20987  came from?  Do you have other documents with this on within the family? If you do it may help to know what you have

The medal card with that service number and regiment does not have the middle name White - it just says Walter W so I am wondering what else you may to confirm this is the correct one.

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McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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Re: The Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment) WW1
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 13 July 14 23:36 BST (UK) »
His SWB roll gives 21/12/14 enlistment date discharged wounds

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