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Military service
Service number:
6722
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
March 16, 1892
Death:
June 15, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of John Kerr Nicol, of Greenock, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Private James Nicol
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Photo of James Nicol
Originally of Greenock, Scotland. Soldier in the 1st Canadian Division. Died 15 June 1915. -
Letter
This is the last letter from James Nicol to his younger sister Catherine Nicol (my grandmother). It was written 5 days before his death. -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private James Nicol
Digital gallery of
Private James Nicol
Digital gallery of
Private James Nicol
Digital gallery of
Private James Nicol
Digital gallery of
Private James Nicol
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 30 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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