. Officier d'état-major général, 67 comtés (Accueil) Division Lt Col Nicholl est né en 1870 et a fait ses études à Eton et au Staff College, Camberley. Il entre dans la Milice en 1888 et le Régiment de Bedfordshire en 1892. Lt Col Nicholl servi dans le soulagement du Chitral expédition de 1895, la frontière de l'Inde Expéditions 1897 et 1898 et la seconde Guerre des Boers (au cours de laquelle il a été blessé). Il a obtenu son diplôme au Collège d'état-major de Camberley, en 1904 et a pris sa retraite de l'armée en 1908. Sur le déclenchement de la Première Guerre mondiale, le Lieutenant-colonel Nicholl a été rappelé à l'armée et nommé officier d'état-major général, 2 e à la

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. General Staff Officer, 67 (Home Counties) Division Lt Col Nicholl was born in 1870 and educated at Eton and Staff College, Camberley. He joined the Militia in 1888 and the Bedfordshire Regiment in 1892. Lt Col Nicholl served in the Relief of Chitral Expedition of 1895, the India Frontier Expeditions of 1897 and 1898 and the Second Anglo-Boer War (during which he was wounded). He graduated at the Staff College, Camberley in 1904 and retired from the Army in 1908. On the outbreak of the First World War, Lt Col Nicholl was recalled to the Army and appointed General Staff Officer 2 Grade to the Wessex Territorial Division on 4 August 1914. He transferred to 49 (West Riding) Division on 15 March 1915 and was posted to the Western Front. On 15 January 1916, he transferred to 47 (London) Division as Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master General. On 22 June 1916, he was appointed General Staff Officer First Grade to 67 (Home Counties) Division in England. Lt Col Nicholl continued to serve with this Division on the Western Front until he was transferred to the Reserve List on 6 March 1918. Lt Col Nicholl was twice Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 1 January 1916. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.