John Nelson (British Army officer)

Sir John Nelson
Birth nameEustace John Blois Nelson
Born(1912-06-15)15 June 1912[1]
Shenley, Hertfordshire, England
Died23 December 1993(1993-12-23) (aged 81)
Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1933–1968
RankMajor General
Service number53116
UnitGrenadier Guards
CommandsBritish Forces in Berlin
London District
4th Guards Brigade Group
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
1st Guards Parachute Battalion
3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Battles/warsSecond World War
Palestine Emergency
AwardsKnight 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.

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