Sir John Nelson | |
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Birth name | Eustace John Blois Nelson |
Born | [1] Shenley, Hertfordshire, England | 15 June 1912
Died | 23 December 1993 Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | (aged 81)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1933–1968 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 53116 |
Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Commands | British Forces in Berlin London District 4th Guards Brigade Group 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards 1st Guards Parachute Battalion 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards |
Battles/wars | Second World War Palestine Emergency |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Major General Sir Eustace John Blois Nelson, KCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC (15 June 1912 – 23 December 1993) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards during the Second World War and later served as Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.