| Nicholson | William G | | Major General | Entered RE 1878; Colonel, 1891. Staff-Service: AAG for RE, Bengal, 1885-90; Military Secretary to Commander in Chief in India, 1890-93; employed in Military Works Department, India, 1893-95;. DAG, Punjab, 1895-98; Adjutant-General in India, 1898-99; Military Secretary to Field-Marshal Commander in Chief, South Africa, 1899-1900; Director of Transport Major General South Africa, 1900. War service: Afghan War, 1878-79 (Despatches); 1879-80 (Despatches; medal with 3 clasps; bronze star; Brevet of Major); Egyptian Expedition 1882 (medal with clasp; bronze star; 4th class Osmanieh); Burmese Expedition 1886-87 (Despatches; medal with clasp; Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel); Tirah, 1897-98 (Despatches; KCB; medal with 2 clasps); Boer War, 1899-1900; on Staff. When Lord Roberts left England for South Africa at the end of 1899 he at once telegraphed to Sir William Nicholson offering him employment on his staff, and, the offer being accepted, he reached Cape Town in time to go forward with the main column, and was thus able to take part in the operations in the Orange Free State (Feb to May, 1900), the actions at Paardeberg, Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River, Tina River, and those subsequently in the Transvaal, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Diamond Hill. He was twice mentioned in despatches, and besides obtaining the QSA with five clasps was specially promoted to the rank of Major General. After the Boer War, Sir William proceeded to the Far East as Military Attache with the Japanese Army in Manchuria, and in 1905 was appointed Governor and CIC of Gibraltar in succession to Sir George White. | Staff |
| Nicholson | William George Joseph | 200 | Private | Source: OZ-Boer database | Queensland, 7th Battalion Australian Commonwealth |
| Nicholson | William Gustavus | | Colonel | HQ SAFF. KCB. Known to have been on market-replacement. Appointed Maj-Gen. MiD by Buller 30 Mar 1900 and by Roberts 2 Apr 1901.
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Medals extant | Royal Engineers, Staff |
| Nicholson | William Henry | 39249 | Private | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 134th Company, 29th Btn, IY |
| Nicholson | William Henry | 237 | Private | District Mounted Rifles
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | District Mounted Rifles |
| Nicholson | William Reginald | 6199 | Private | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 58th Company, 15th Btn, IY |
| Nicholson | William Seeget | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | New Zealand, 10th Contingent |
| Nicholson | Wm | 911A | Private | Source: QSA medal roll in WO100/277 | Uitenhage Volunteer Rifles |
| Nicholson | Wm A K | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Western Province Mounted Rifles |
| Nicholson | Y B | | | Source: Medal rolls | Lumsden's Horse |
| Nicholss | W Henry | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 86th Battery, RFA |
| Nickalls | | | Captain | Tarkastad DMT. MID LG: 17 January 1902, page: 375. Source: General Kitchener. 8 November 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Tarkastad TG |
| Nickalls | A W | | Private | CGHGSM (1) Basutoland
Source: Roll of the CGHGSM | Dymes Rifles |
| Nickalls | E | | Leading Stoker | QSA (0). Ref: 277.386.
Source: QSA medal rolls | HMS Partridge |
| Nickalls | Norman Tom | | Major | QSA (4).
Source: QSA medal rolls | 17th (The Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers |
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