WORKING NOTES

Born c1898, Leominster. Parents - Richard & Sofia

1901 -

1911 - 19 Broad Street, Leominster. 13yo. School. W parents (Dad-Painter) & 7 sibs

1914 - Enl 1st Herefordshire Reg, 16/5/1914. Occ-Blacksmith, Messrs Alexander & Duncan

1915 - Married Ellen Elizabeth Alden, 11 Dec 1915, Reigate

1919 - Disch address given as 105 Rhyddings Terrace, Swansea (address of his mother Sophia per CWGC recd for bro Francis Richard Nicholas, 37083, RWF)

1921 - 34 Warren Rd, Reigate. 22y3m. Occ-House Painter, Borough of Reigate Corporation. W Rowland Edgar (1916) & Olga Pauline (1920). As Christopher Arthur.

1939 - 24 Byron Rd, Harrow. DOB 12/3/1898. As Nicholas Christopher. W Ellen & Olga (1920)

1949 - Entered US Jan 10, 1949 on SS Queen Mary. DOB 3/12/1898, Leominster. Occ-Painter. Married. As Arthur Christopher

1950 - US Cens. 1916 BE Everett. 52yo. Occ-Janitor at Private Club. W Ellen

1955 - Ellen Naturalized. DOB 12/3/1898

1972 - Died aged 74, 30 Mar 1972, Multonah. Spouse Ivy. As As Arthur Chr

- US SOc Sec. DOB 12/3/1898. Last Res - 97215, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Enl 1st Herefordshire Reg, 16/5/1914, Pte, No 1456. Disch Med Unfit, 6/10/14, Northampton

No Brigade SR

Enl 19 Feb 1915, likely Swansea. Brigade serv no, likely 1199 or 1200

21/8/15, Kington Times: Driver Gilbert Nicholas 2/1st Welsh Howitzer Co, RFA. FMP

11/12/15 - Married Ellen E in Reigate where 2nd Line based. Photo

7/9/16 - Transferred from the 2nd Line of the Howitzers to 4A Reserve Brigade of the Regular Army in Woolwich. Shortly after given the regular service number 168270 (see for Z11 with other number)

From family - Served Egypt. Z11 shows Western. So likely served in both (suffered from Malaria)

Renumbered 726064 in 1919

Disch 1 Apr 1919

WW2 - Volunteered for St Johns Ambulance. From his family - he helped to perform 1st aid to soldiers coming back from Dunkirk and worked many long hours without relief & went to and from the coast and stayed with the wounded til he was able to get them to hosp.