Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
30
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
December 10, 1914
Fort William, Ontario
Enlistment:
August 13, 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
March 24, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XXII. C. 1.
Additional information
Son of Percy Harold and Eva Louise Nicklin; husband of Mary Eileen Nicklin, of Port Credit, Ontario.
Jeff Nicklin was an all-star with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and was part of the team's Grey Cup victories in 1935 and 1939.
Additional citations
Mentioned in Dispatches oak leaf (MID)
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
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Photo of Jeff Nicklin
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
This obituary article about LCol Nicklin was obtained from a microfilm copy of a Winnipeg newspaper from 1945. -
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A second article on LCol Nicklin from a microfilm copy of a 1945 Winnipeg newspaper. -
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Another Winnipeg newspaper obituary write-up for LCol Nicklin. -
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Another obituary article on LCol Nicklin from a Winnipeg newspaper in 1945. -
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Another article on LCol Nicklin from a 1945 Winnipeg newspaper. -
Newspaper Clipping
Source: Globe and Mail, March 31, 1945 -
Aerial photo
Photo of the drop zone of the 1st Canadian Parachute Bn. This is where Lt Col Nicklin lost his life. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Aerial photo
Photo of the drop zone of the 1st Canadian Parachute Bn. This is where Lt Col Nicklin lost his life. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
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Memorandum
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Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
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Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Owen Sound Sun Times March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Regina Leader Post September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Edmonton Bulletin March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Edmonton Bulletin March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 2 issue of the Moncton (New Brunswick) Transcript newspaper c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Winnipeg Free Press 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Winnipeg Free Press 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Headstone of Jeff A. Nicklin
The grave of Lieutenant Colonal J.A. Nicklin, Commanding Officer of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, Killed In Action on the first day of Operation Varsity, the jump across the Rhine. -
Grave Marker
Photo taken during the Road to Freedom Tour of 2003. Photo courstey of John S. Brehaut
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Albert Nicklin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 550 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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