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John Nelson (British Army officer)

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in 1936. Their second daughter, Juliet Auriol Sally Nelson, married Captain
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After the war he became CO of the 1st Guards Parachute Battalion in
338:(GSO) in 1948. He was CO of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards in 65: 724: 471:"Stimme Der Wahrheit": German-language Broadcasting by the BBC 573:(107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1619. 436:(97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 316. 369:
Following his death in 1993, a memorial service was held at
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He married Lady Margaret Jane Fitzroy, granddaughter of
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In 1954 he joined the British military staff in 595:"The Barony of Arlington (Hansard, 27 May 1999)" 245:(15 June 1912 – 23 December 1993) was a senior 1612:Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 356:Major-General commanding the Household Brigade 342:from 1950 until 1952, when he became a GSO at 1622:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order 1572:Commandant of the entire city until July 1945 736: 182:Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 8: 570:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood 433:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood 1627:Officers of the Order of the British Empire 422: 420: 401:since the death of Nelson's brother-in-law 1363: 743: 729: 721: 657: 364:Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin 280:and Hyla Letitia Grace, sixth daughter of 262:Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin 194:Officer of the Order of the British Empire 17: 1563:of the entire city; appointed during the 559: 557: 468:Charmian Brinson; Richard Dove (2003). 416: 1642:British Army personnel of World War II 1657:Military personnel from Hertfordshire 7: 1602:People educated at West Downs School 703:Commandant, British Sector in Berlin 503: 501: 499: 497: 495: 493: 491: 407:Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 6th Bt. 1617:Companions of the Order of the Bath 362:(GOC) London District in 1962 and 186:Companion of the Order of the Bath 14: 535:. 1 September 1933. p. 5732. 294:Royal Military College, Sandhurst 282:Sir John Ralph Blois, 8th Baronet 252:who commanded the 3rd Battalion, 1632:Recipients of the Military Cross 1325:Olivier Le Taillendier de Gabory 981: 631:. 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Franklin, Jr. 336:General Staff Officer 292:, Nelson entered the 284:. He was educated at 97:Years of service 1046:Robert Cottrell-Hill 713:Sir James Bowes-Lyon 260:and later served as 1662:People from Shenley 1523:Wolfgang Dombrowski 1240:Edouard K. Toulouse 1110:David Scott-Barrett 946:Calvert P. Benedict 938:Joseph C. McDonough 914:George M. Seignious 906:Robert G. Fergusson 842:Thomas S. Timberman 676:GOC London District 515:on 5 February 2011. 371:Wellington Barracks 272:Nelson was born in 172:Palestine Emergency 1382:Alexander Gorbatov 1367:Soviet Commandants 970:Raymond E. Haddock 532:The London Gazette 428:Burke, Sir Bernard 395:Baroness Arlington 317:Commanding Officer 1579: 1578: 1549: 1548: 1405:Aleksandr Kotikov 1126:Robert Richardson 866:Barksdale Hamlett 858:Charles L. Dasher 826:Maxwell D. Taylor 802:Cornelius E. Ryan 719: 718: 710:Succeeded by 686:Sir Basil Eugster 683:Succeeded by 661:Military offices 642:978-3-86408-068-5 397:, which had been 311:He served in the 302:second lieutenant 286:West Downs School 203: 202: 1669: 1571: 1565:Battle of Berlin 1559: 1542: 1534: 1531: 1519: 1516: 1508:Karl-Heinz Drews 1504: 1501: 1489: 1486: 1463: 1455: 1447: 1439: 1436: 1424: 1416: 1413: 1401: 1398: 1386: 1378: 1374:Nikolai Berzarin 1364: 1352: 1349: 1337: 1329: 1321: 1313: 1310: 1302:Bernard d'Astorg 1298: 1290: 1282: 1274: 1271: 1259: 1256: 1248:François Binoche 1244: 1236: 1228: 1224:Amédée J.B. Gèze 1220: 1212: 1204: 1201: 1189: 1181: 1162: 1154: 1150:Patrick Brooking 1146: 1138: 1130: 1122: 1114: 1106: 1098: 1094:James Bowes-Lyon 1090: 1082: 1078:David Peel Yates 1074: 1066: 1058: 1050: 1042: 1034: 1026: 1018: 1010: 1002: 985: 974: 966: 962:John H. Mitchell 958: 954:James G. Boatner 950: 942: 934: 926: 918: 910: 902: 894: 886: 882:Albert Watson II 878: 870: 862: 854: 850:George B. 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Index

Shenley
Oban
Argyll and Bute
British Army
Major General
Service number
Grenadier Guards
British Forces in Berlin
London District
4th Guards Brigade Group
Grenadier Guards
1st Guards Parachute Battalion
Second World War
Palestine Emergency
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Major General
KCVO
CB
DSO
OBE
MC
British Army
officer
Grenadier Guards
Second World War
Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin

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