Notes
He enrolled in Worcester College, Oxford in 1902 and the college archive adds: 'Oliffe Nicholas entered Worcester College in 1902 and achieved second class honours in Jurisprudence in 1906. He attended Lincoln’s Inn and was called to the Bar, taking the BCL degree in 1910. After practising for some time he returned to Oxford and was occupied with teaching law until the outbreak of war. He received his commission in August 1914 and was promoted to Lieutenant in April 1915. Lieutenant Oliffe Nicholas was killed in action on 18 April 1916 in Mesopotamia.'