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Oscar Lancelot Nicholls

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Oscar Lancelot Nicholls

December 24, 1918

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

Central Flying School

Additional Information

Son of Robert Andrew Nicholls, of Cannington, Ontario. Born at Kirkfield.

Commemorated on Page 592 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

UPAVON CHURCH CEMETERY
Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

33.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Memorial Plaque embossed with the name of Oscar Lancelot Nicholls. This plaque was sent by the British government, as a token of remembrance, to 2/Lt Nicholls's father, Robert A. Nicholls of Kirkfield, Ontario. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Memorial Plaque embossed with the name of Oscar Lancelot Nicholls. This plaque was sent by the British government, as a token of remembrance, to 2/Lt Nicholls's father, Robert A. Nicholls of Kirkfield, Ontario. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)
  • Medal– The British War Medal that was posthumously awarded to 2nd Lieutenant Nicholls to recognize his service. It is named on its rim to "2. LIEUT. O. L. NICHOLLS. R.A.F." This was seemingly his only medal entitlement. (Images taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)

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    Medal
    Medal – The British War Medal that was posthumously awarded to 2nd Lieutenant Nicholls to recognize his service. It is named on its rim to "2. LIEUT. O. L. NICHOLLS. R.A.F." This was seemingly his only medal entitlement. (Images taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)

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