Herbert Nicholson – 15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal

Able Seaman Tyneside Z/2385 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Unit: Hawke Battalion. Killed in action 27th September 1918, aged 23 years.

Enlisted 4 Jan 1915; Draft for Marine Expeditionary Force 1 Aug 1915
Joined Hawke Btn. 20 Aug 1915 – 30 Oct 1915 jaundice
Re-joined Hawke Btn. 9 Feb 1916 – 8 May 1917 gassed
Invalided to UK 14 May 1917
Draft for British Expeditionary Force 11 Sept 1917
Joined Hawke Btn. 27 Sept 1917 – 31 Oct 1917 gassed
Re-joined Hawke Btn. 16 Dec 1917 – 14 March 1918 gassed,
Invalided to UK 28 March 1918
Draft for British Expeditionary Force 17 Sept 1918
Joined Hawke Btn.22 Sept 1918

Awarded Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal

Buried Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (IV.C.38)

1911 census shows Herbert working on the Ropeway at the Coal Mine and living at 27 School Terrace, South Moor with his parents, three brothers and two sisters.