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In memory of:

Sergeant James Ernest Nicholls

Military service

Service number: 927758
Age: 21
Rank: Sergeant
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 15 Sqdn.
Death: February 14, 1943

Burial/memorial information

HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY Belgium

HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY is located 30 km from Brussels and 3 km south of Leuven.

Turn left out of Leuven railway station onto the Tiensevest(ring road R 23). Follow the Tiensevest through the junctions Tiensepoort and Parkpoort and along the Naamsepoort.

Turn left at the Naamsepoort onto the Naamsesteenweg (N251) signposted Namen, Waver & Heverlee. Continue until you cross the railway line at Heverlee and take the first left turn into the Hertogstraat. Follow Hertogstraat to the end and turn right at the Sport Hall onto the Kerpelstraat. Continue down the Kerpelstraat until you come to a crossroads at which the HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY is located.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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