Brigadier
Arthur
Frederick Crane
Nicholls
GC
Born in Hampstead, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1920s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 33
in Albania
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Mar 2017
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Biography
Arthur Nicholls GC was awarded the George Cross.
Arthur Nichols was the son of Joseph Crane Nicholls and his wife Josephine (maiden name Campbell) Some sources may call the family Crane-Nicholls. He served as an officer in the Coldstream Guards. He died, aged 33 on 11 February 1944 in Albania. He was a member of Special Operations Executive.[1]
In 1933 he was promoted to Lt in the Territorial Army. He served in the Royal Artillery.[2]
Sources
- ↑ [[1]] CWGC record of his grave
- ↑ [[2]] London Gazette 2 Feb 1934 P756
- ↑ [[3]] Wikipedia entry for Arthur Nicholls
- Find A Grave
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2161641&GRid=12789413&
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