William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson

Military Person

1845 – 1918

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Who was William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson?

Field Marshal William Gustavus Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson, GCB, was a British Army officer who served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, the Third Anglo-Burmese War, the Second Boer War and World War I. He became Chief of the Imperial General Staff and was closely involved in the reorganisation of the British Army in the early years of the 20th century.

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Born
Mar 2, 1845
Roundhay Park
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Royal Military Academy
  • Leeds Grammar School
Lived in
  • Leeds
Died
Sep 13, 1918
London
Resting place
Brompton Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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