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Canadian Army football team against American Army team at White City Stadium on February 13, 1944 in London, England (the Canadians won 16-6, and Nicklin scored the final touchdown).
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Senior officers of the 6th
Airborne Division with Field Marshal Montgomery (front row, centre) in the Ardennes, January 1945. Stood two ranks behind Montgomery is Lieutenant Colonel Nicklin.
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Lt.-Col. Jeff
Nicklin, Rugby Star, OC Paratroops Unit, Killed by Huns
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in June 1944 and later one of the first to jump into Germany.
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during the final stages of the war in March 1945. Nicklin was
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Nicklin received parachute training in the United States at
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Jeff Nicklin: Hero of the Gridiron and the Battlefield
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Jeff Nicklin: Hero of the Gridiron and the Battlefield
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Helpless After 'Chute Leap, Jeff Nicklin Slain By Foe
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Canadian Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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552:Jeff Nicklin; Athlete/Football; Inducted 2004
509:"Casualty Details: Nicklin, Jeff Albert"
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202:(December 10, 1914 − March 24, 1945) was a
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429:Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy
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988:Bert Iannone
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934:Jack Manners
855:Bill Ceretti
804:Russ Rebholz
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946:Bill Boivin
861:Joe Perpich
762:Lou Adelman
649:"No. 37172"
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301:during the
280:flying wing
1125:Categories
1060:Bill Nairn
982:Mel Wilson
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811:Greg Kabat
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518:August 24,
471:References
457:of Canada.
440:Vince Leah
346:Camp Shilo
76:Allegiance
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736:Bob Fritz
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463:War Story
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846:Eric Law
834:Bert Oja
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244:Winnipeg
208:football
124:Commands
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