G. W. L. Nicholson | |
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| Born | 6 January 1902 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
| Died | 28 February 1980 (aged 78) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Buried | Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service |  Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1961 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Prince Albert Volunteers Historical Section, General Staff |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Alma mater | Queen's University (BA 1931) University of Toronto (BPed 1935) |
Colonel Gerald William Lingen Nicholson CD (6 January 1902 – 28 February 1980) was a British-Canadian soldier, historian, author, and teacher. From 1943 until his retirement in 1961, Nicholson served in the Historical Section, Canadian Army, where in 1959 he succeeded Colonel Charles Perry Stacey to become the section's fourth director. Nicholson authored numerous histories of Canada's military. He is best known for his 1962 book Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, the only official history of Canada's participation in World War I.