Claude Nicholson (British Army officer)
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Brigadier Claude Nicholson, CB (2 July 1898[1] – 26 June 1943)[2] was a British Army officer who fought in the First World War and commanded the defence at the Siege of Calais in the Second World War.
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Claude Nicholson | |
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Born | (1898-07-02)2 July 1898 Chelsea, London, England |
Died | 26 June 1943(1943-06-26) (aged 44) Rotenburg an der Fulda, Germany |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1914–1943 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Service number | 15479 |
Unit | 16th The Queen's Lancers |
Commands held | 30th Infantry Brigade (1940) 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers (1938–39) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
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