Basic Details
Surname
Nicholl
Forenames
Arnold
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail. Having left school in 1904 he worked as a clerk at a wireworks but also taught evening classes. He enlisted in October 1914 and was commissioned the following July. He was killed by shellfire and is also commemorated on IWN 2591.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Second Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Thiepval
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Auteuil
Cemetery
British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
18
Age at death
25
Manner of death as stated
KILLED IN ACTION
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial