Claude Nicholson | |
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| Born | 2 July 1898 Chelsea, London, England |
| Died | 26 June 1943 (aged 44) Rotenburg an der Fulda, Germany |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1943 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 15479 |
| Unit | 16th The Queen's Lancers |
| Commands | 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 |
Claude Nicholson (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.
- ^ "Obituary". Obituaries. The Times. No. 49594. London. 10 July 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Death Certificate, Registry Office of Rotenburg an der Fulda No. 47/1943.