The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Nichols, John Sebastian
Major-General
* 5th of July 1896
† 7th of February 1954
(Border Regiment)
Nickname: Crasher
Promotions
| 1938-07-15 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-12-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-03-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-21 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-01-21 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-06-26 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-07-25 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-07-25 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-07-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-04-13 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1943-04-13 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-04-13 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1943-12-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-12-12 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-12-12 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-12-27 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-12-10) |
Service
| 1937-09-21 | – | 1940-11-30 | Chief Instructor, British Military Mission to the Egyptian Army |
| 1940-12-01 | – | 1941-01-21 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment |
| 1942-01-25 | – | 1942-06-21 | Commanding Officer 151st Infantry Brigade [Middle East] |
| 1942-06-21 | – | 1942-07-06 | General Officer Commanding 10th Indian Infantry Division |
| 1942-07-07 | – | 1943-04-14 | General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry Division [North Africa] |
| 1943-11-27 | – | 1945-03-28 | Commanding Officer 182nd Infantry Brigade |
| 1945-03-XX | – | 1945-07-XX | Commanding Officer Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force |
| 1945-08-30 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 114th Infantry Brigade |
| 1948-08-13 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x169554, National Portrait Gallery, London