George Gaston Nickel, 2nd Lt, King's Liverpool Regiment killed in action in Flanders near Ypres 31st July 1917 aged 34. He was the grandson of George Cartmel. This tablet is in St Michael and all Angels church, Beetham, Westmorland, Cumbria
NICKEL, George Gaston, 2nd Lieutenant, 20th King's Liverpool Regiment, died July 31st 1917 aged 34 in Flanders. He was the son of Albert Victor Rosper Nickel and Adelaide Peachey Nickel of 25, Fern Grove, Liverpool. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He was born in Kerident France in 1884. In 1901 he was living with his widowed mother at 10, Amberley Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool and was working as shipping office clerk, In 1911 he still with his mother at 159, Bedford Street, Liverpool now his is working as a Journalist. His medal card shows that he came up through the ranks. He was Private 22192, Liverpool Regiment the as Corporal 5348, Inns of Court Officers Training Corps and 2nd Lt, Liverpool Regiment. Theatre of war, France
His brother Oswald Victor also joined up on the 17th July 1916 aged 33 yrs and 11 months, but did not go to the front. He, like George was born in France in 1883 and lived with his parents at 25 Fern Grove, Liverpool. He also worked as a shipping clerk in Liverpool. He first gave his mother as his next of kin then it was changed to his wife, Winifred nee Glynn whom he married on the 17th February 1917 in Liverpool and now was living at "Oriel" 38 Princess Avenue, Liverpool. When he enlisted he was Gunner 2249, Royal Garrison Artillery Depot, Now Bombardier 362649 with the 1/5th Coy Lancashire and Cheshire , Royal Garrison Artillery. He was at Hipsford Battery on the 30th December 1916 and then was posted to 24th Fire Command on the 2nd November 1918 and finally posted to No 2 Royal Garrison Artillery Officers Cadet School as Cadet Bombardier. He was demobilised as Lieutenant on the 12th February 1919 to his home at 25, Fern Grove, Liverpool.
