Nicol Donald Ninian Lt-Col 0

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Name Nicol Donald Ninian
Army number Not yet traced.
Rank Lt-Col
Decorations
Date of birth 5/2/1911.
Age 0
Unit Commissioned as 2/Lt in the Black Watch 29/1/1931. GSO2 Sierra Leone Area 12/41. Posted 1 TS 15/9/1943. Took command of Battalion 3/1/1944 until Lt Col De Winton arrived. T/Lt Col Commanding 1 TS 17/7/44. With the Battalion on disbandment. Posted 7th Argylls 9/44. AAG HQ Ceylon Army Command SEAC 6/45. AA & QMG Ceylon 6/46. Major 1/7/46. Retired as Lt Col 4/8/48.
Company/Battery Battalion HQ.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Second-in-command. Commanding Officer.
Joined Brigade 15/9/1943.
Promotions Lt 29/1/34, Captain 29/1/39, T/Major 3/12/1941, T/Lt Col 17/7/1944.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died Ardmarnoch, Argyll January 1977 - exact date not yet known.
Home address Son of Donald Ninian Nichol and Frances Eva Marjorie Macpherson. SEAC Ceylon. Ardmarnoch, Kilfinan, Argyll. Married Miss Barnard in East Ashford Q2 1937 - ref 2 a 2669, one son (To see an obituary memorial notice on his son from the Northern Ireland Veterans Association please click here.
Source table 1TS

To see his entry on "The Peerage" Website please click here.

To read his entry on the Clan Macfarlane Website please click here.