Soldiers Died in the Great War states that he was born in Morpeth and enlisted in Togston.
He was the son of John and Mary Ann Nichol, of 7, Hedge Hope Terrace, Chevington Drift.
"By the Green of the Spring" A tribute to the men of Chevington and Broomhill who served in the First World War:; J.H. Hardy; 2004; Amble Social History Group.
James Nichol is remembered in East Chevington on E7.01