Jeff Nicklin

Jeff Nicklin
BornDecember 10, 1914
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DiedMarch 24, 1945 (aged 30)
Wesel, Germany
Buried
AllegianceCanada
Service / branchCanadian Army
Years of service1940–1945
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitRoyal Winnipeg Rifles
Commands1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
Battles / wars
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant Colonel Jevon Albert "Jeff" Nicklin OBE (December 10, 1914 − March 24, 1945) was a Canadian Army officer and football player. He fought during World War II and was one of the first Canadians to jump on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and led the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in the Battle of the Bulge and later when it jumped into German territory in Operation Varsity during the final stages of the war in March 1945. Nicklin was killed in action during the operation.