Claude Nicholson (British Army officer)


Claude Nicholson

Born(1898-07-02)2 July 1898
Chelsea, London, England
Died26 June 1943(1943-06-26) (aged 44)
Rotenburg an der Fulda, Germany
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Years of service1916–1943
RankBrigadier
Service number15479
Unit16th The Queen's Lancers
Commands30th Infantry Brigade (1940)
16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers (1938–1939)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Claude Nicholson, CB (2 July 1898 – 26 June 1943) 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.