John Nichols | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Crasher"[1] |
| Born | 5 July 1896 Markington, Harrogate, England |
| Died | 7 February 1954 (aged 57) Aldershot, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1948 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 6701 |
| Unit | Lincolnshire Regiment 21st Punjabis Border Regiment |
| Commands | 114th Infantry Brigade (1945) Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force (1945) 182nd Infantry Brigade (1943–45) 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (1942–43) 10th Indian Infantry Division (1942) 151st Infantry Brigade (1942) Habforce (1941) 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment (1940–42) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Waziristan campaign Arab revolt in Palestine Anglo-Iraqi War Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order & Bar[2] Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (2) Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)[3] War Cross, 1st Class (Greece)[4] |
Brigadier John Sebastian Nichols, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (5 July 1896 – 7 February 1954) was a British Army officer who fought during both the First World War and the Second World War. During the latter his most notable role was when he commanded the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during the Second Battle of El Alamein and in the Tunisian campaign from 1942 to 1943.[5]