The story
Name: G R NICHOLSON
Rank: Naval Airman 1st Class
Official number: FX 80148 (P/JX 140684)
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 801 Squadron
Ship/station: R.A.F. Detling
Date of death: 1940-05-31
Aircraft: Skua L 2917
Place of death: France
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 1, Panel 4
Family details: Son of Robert and Anna Mary Nicholson of Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Rank: Naval Airman 1st Class
Official number: FX 80148 (P/JX 140684)
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 801 Squadron
Ship/station: R.A.F. Detling
Date of death: 1940-05-31
Aircraft: Skua L 2917
Place of death: France
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 1, Panel 4
Family details: Son of Robert and Anna Mary Nicholson of Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.