Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.131 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 17D GQS | |
| 3. Grave: | Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery | X.34.1527 | |
| 4. Memorial: | Liverpool Masonic Hall War Memorial | Col.3. Hope St. | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born 1882 to John Edmonds and Ellen Nicholls.He appears on the 1911 census with an occupation of "Fruit Trade. He is living with his widowed mother at 4 Park Avenue, Fazakerley, Liverpool.
He married Amelia Warriner and had a son in 1913, Frank.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Prince of Wales Volunteers (South Lancashire) Regiment |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
40771, Private Francis Nicholls, 7th Battalion Prince of Wales' Volunteers (South Lancashire) Regiment. Killed in Belgium in action.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Walton Lodge of Unity No. 1086 E.C. | West Lancashire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
17th January 1917 | 5th March 1917 | 2nd April 1917 |
Francis is listed as a 35 year old Fruit Merchant resident in Liverpool in 1917 at the time of his initiation in 1917 into Walton Lodge. The contribution record shows that he "Died Oct/17," which is just slightly out from the official record.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley