Arthur Nicholls | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Brigadier_Arthur_Nicholls,_GC.jpg) Nicholls in about 1942 | |
| Born | 6 February 1911 Hampstead, London |
| Died | 11 February 1944 (aged 33) Tirana, German-occupied Albania |
| Buried | Tirana Park Memorial Cemetery, Albania |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1933–1944 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 62269 |
| Unit | Hertfordshire Yeomanry Coldstream Guards Special Operations Executive |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | George Cross Emergency Reserve Decoration Mentioned in Despatches |
Brigadier Arthur Frederick Crane Nicholls, GC, ERD (6 February 1911 – 11 February 1944) was a British Army officer who was awarded the George Cross for gallantry and leadership on active service with the Special Operations Executive in Albania in 1944.[1] He is the only member of the Coldstream Guards to have been awarded the decoration.[2]
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