Military service
Burial/memorial information
He enlisted with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment and served in Manitoba and Nova Scotia before transferring to the 1st Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada on October 18th, 1941 to fight in Hong Kong with "C" Force. He had 823 days of service, including 351 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Rifleman William Nicholson
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Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star for 22 July 1943, page 2. -
Photo of WILLIAM NICHOLSON
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Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Grave Marker
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Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Nicholson
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Nicholson
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Nicholson
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Nicholson
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Nicholson
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Nicholson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 102 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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