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Nicholson family
« on: Friday 05 November 10 07:38 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone please help me find descendants of Walter Hills Nicholson MC of Wokingham (1892-1943). He served with the Royal Fusiliers in the First World War and was next heard of when, as a flight lieutenant in the RAF, he was killed on the 15th February 1945.

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Re: Nicholson family
« Reply #1 on: Friday 05 November 10 08:19 GMT (UK) »
You have his year of death as 1943 & 1945?

This looks like him with his family

1901
Glebelands
Wokingham Berks
Alfred J Nicholson head M 48 Director of L Com? of Stock Exchange members Newcastle on Tyne
Letitia Marion? Nicholson wife 44 Richmond Surrey
Marjorie Hills Nicholson daughter 18 Twickenham Mx
Christelle Hills Nicholson daughtr 13 Twickenham
Walter Hills Nicholson son 9 Wokingham Berks
Bruce? Hills Nicholson son 7 Wokingham
Victor Hills Nicholson son 3 Wolkingham
plus 8 servants (Nurse, Parlourmaid, Cook, 3 Housemaids, Kitchenmaid, Ladies Maid

RG13 1155 21 33

Are you looking for his siblings marriages etc ??
Or parents??

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Thornhill, Cresswell, Sisson, Harriman, Cripps, Eyre, Walter, Marson, Battison, Holmes, Bailey, Hardman, Fairhurst Noon-mainly in Derbys/Notts-but also Northampton, Oxford, Leics, Lancs-England
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Re: Nicholson family
« Reply #2 on: Friday 05 November 10 09:13 GMT (UK) »
Am going to move this thread to Berkshire board since that's where Walter was from but Rootschat isn't a forum for tracing living relatives so if anyone can help with recent information they can send it to you by PM (personal message). Meanwhile, have a look at links to hints on tracing living people in Help pages-
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Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Nicholson family
« Reply #3 on: Friday 05 November 10 13:28 GMT (UK) »
I am not looking for liviing relatives. The ones I am trying to trace are definitely dead.

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Re: Nicholson family
« Reply #4 on: Friday 05 November 10 13:36 GMT (UK) »
Sorry the year of death of Walter Hills Nicholson is 1943 according to an article in The Times. But he started off in the Royal Fusiliers in which he was awarded the Military Cross. Then there is a long silence until 1943. I would like to know what happened in between.

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Re: Nicholson family
« Reply #5 on: Friday 05 November 10 13:41 GMT (UK) »
But you did say in your first post you were looking for descendants of Walter's  :-\
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Re: Nicholson family
« Reply #6 on: Friday 05 November 10 18:08 GMT (UK) »
Yes, you are perfectly correct and they could be alive - apologies. I'll forget the descendants and settle for information on Walter during World War I and up to World War II.

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Re: Nicholson family
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 21 March 12 12:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi probably a bit old now, but here is some info:

A friend and I have been researching the names on Wokingham's War Memorial. There are three brothers of Walter who were killed in the Great War. We posted their biographies and trees quite recently: http://www.wokinghamremembers.com/?page_id=812 If you go to the surname bar you will find the other two. If you have found anything on Walter, I will be honoured to post it on the site - this was a tragic brave family.

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