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colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%; background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div style="display:inline-block" class="fn">Jeff Nicklin</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;; line-height: 1.5em"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeff_Nicklin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/Jeff_Nicklin.jpg/220px-Jeff_Nicklin.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Jeff_Nicklin.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="290" data-file-height="342" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">December 10, 1914<br /><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a>, Manitoba, Canada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 24, 1945 (aged 30)<br /><a href="/wiki/Wesel" title="Wesel">Wesel</a>, Germany</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Buried</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="label"><a href="/wiki/Groesbeek_Canadian_War_Cemetery" title="Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery">Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">Canada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1940–1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-colonel_(Canada)" title="Lieutenant-colonel (Canada)">Lieutenant Colonel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles" title="Royal Winnipeg Rifles">Royal Winnipeg Rifles</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1st_Canadian_Parachute_Battalion" title="1st Canadian Parachute Battalion">1st Canadian Parachute Battalion</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1116488514">.mw-parser-output .treeview ul{padding:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .treeview li{padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;list-style-image:none}.mw-parser-output .treeview li 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MT',serif"><b>†</b></span></a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Officer of the Order of the British Empire</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-colonel_(Canada)" title="Lieutenant-colonel (Canada)">Lieutenant Colonel</a> <b>Jevon Albert "Jeff" Nicklin</b> <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a> (December 10, 1914 − March 24, 1945) was a <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a> officer and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">football</a> player. He fought during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and was one of the first Canadians to jump on <a href="/wiki/Normandy_landings" title="Normandy landings">D-Day</a>, 6 June 1944, and led the <a href="/wiki/1st_Canadian_Parachute_Battalion" title="1st Canadian Parachute Battalion">1st Canadian Parachute Battalion</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Battle of the Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a> and later when it jumped into German territory in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Varsity" title="Operation Varsity">Operation Varsity</a> during the final stages of the war in March 1945. Nicklin was <a href="/wiki/Killed_in_action" title="Killed in action">killed in action</a> during the operation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football_career">Football career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Nicklin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Football career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The native of <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a> was born in 1914, the son of Percy Harold Nicklin and Eva Louise Nicklin.<sup id="cite_ref-slain_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slain-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cwgc_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cwgc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played <a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Canadian football</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Back_(American_football)" title="Back (American football)">back</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers" title="Winnipeg Blue Bombers">Winnipeg Blue Bombers</a> from 1934 to 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1935, Winnipeg became the first Western team to capture the <a href="/wiki/23rd_Grey_Cup" title="23rd Grey Cup">Grey Cup</a>. While Nicklin was there, the club advanced to the Grey Cup twice more in <a href="/wiki/25th_Grey_Cup" title="25th Grey Cup">1937</a> and <a href="/wiki/26th_Grey_Cup" title="26th Grey Cup">1938</a>, before losing in the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-mhof_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mhof-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1939, Winnipeg returned to capture the <a href="/wiki/27th_Grey_Cup" title="27th Grey Cup">27th Grey Cup</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Rough_Riders" title="Ottawa Rough Riders">Ottawa Rough Riders</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rugby_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rugby-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nicklin received Western all-star honours as an end in 1937 and 1938, and as <a href="/wiki/Flying_wing_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying wing (football)">flying wing</a> in 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-mhof_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mhof-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He also played in the <i>Tea Bowl</i> for the 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).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_service">Military service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Nicklin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Military service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nicklin served in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a> (1939−1945), and, after enlisting in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles" title="Royal Winnipeg Rifles">Royal Winnipeg Rifles</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a> in the summer of 1940, he worked his way up through the ranks from <a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">private</a> and later was <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned as an officer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rugby_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rugby-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1941, he deployed to Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-rugby_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rugby-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Hill_A179678-v6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/James_Hill_A179678-v6.jpg/220px-James_Hill_A179678-v6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/James_Hill_A179678-v6.jpg/330px-James_Hill_A179678-v6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/James_Hill_A179678-v6.jpg/440px-James_Hill_A179678-v6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="621" /></a><figcaption>Brigadier Hill (right), commanding the 3rd Parachute Brigade, briefs officers of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion at <a href="/wiki/Bulford_Camp" title="Bulford Camp">Carter Barracks</a> at <a href="/wiki/Bulford" title="Bulford">Bulford</a>, England, December 1943. To his right is Major Nicklin.</figcaption></figure> <p>Nicklin received parachute training in the United States at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Benning" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Benning">Fort Benning</a>, Georgia, and then returned to Canada to establish the country's first parachute unit at <a href="/wiki/CFB_Shilo" title="CFB Shilo">Camp Shilo</a>, Manitoba. He became the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">Commanding Officer</a> (CO) of the <a href="/wiki/1st_Canadian_Parachute_Battalion" title="1st Canadian Parachute Battalion">1st Canadian Parachute Battalion</a>, then serving as part of the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Parachute_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="3rd Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)">3rd Parachute Brigade</a> of the <a href="/wiki/6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)">British 6th Airborne Division</a>, just before November 1, 1944 and was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-colonel_(Canada)" title="Lieutenant-colonel (Canada)">lieutenant colonel</a> on November 10, 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-rugby_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rugby-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nicklin was one of the first Canadians to jump on <a href="/wiki/Normandy_landings" title="Normandy landings">D-Day</a> in June 1944 and later one of the first to jump into Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-slain_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slain-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rugby_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rugby-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:6thairbornedivisionofficers.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/6thairbornedivisionofficers.jpeg/220px-6thairbornedivisionofficers.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/6thairbornedivisionofficers.jpeg/330px-6thairbornedivisionofficers.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/6thairbornedivisionofficers.jpeg/440px-6thairbornedivisionofficers.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="568" data-file-height="362" /></a><figcaption>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.</figcaption></figure> <p>On D-Day, June 6, 1944, he landed in the midst of a German position at <a href="/wiki/Varaville" title="Varaville">Varaville</a>. His parachute was ensnared on a rooftop, and he received fire from German soldiers before he cut himself free and took cover.<sup id="cite_ref-rugby_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rugby-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He eventually rejoined his unit, and was later wounded by <a href="/wiki/Shrapnel_shell" title="Shrapnel shell">shrapnel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rugby_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rugby-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OBE_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OBE-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was killed in action on March 24, 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-rugby_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rugby-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During an airborne assault across the <a href="/wiki/Rhine" title="Rhine">Rhine</a> northwest of <a href="/wiki/Wesel" title="Wesel">Wesel</a> as part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Varsity" title="Operation Varsity">Operation Varsity</a>, Nicklin's parachute became tangled in a tall tree, and as he attempted to free himself, he was shot and killed by German soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-slain_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slain-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is now buried in <a href="/wiki/Groesbeek_Canadian_War_Cemetery" title="Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery">Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery</a>. He left a widow, Mary Eileen Nicklin, in <a href="/wiki/Port_Credit,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Credit, Ontario">Port Credit, Ontario</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cwgc_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cwgc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 12, 1945 it was announced that he had been appointed <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">Officer of the Order of the British Empire</a>, "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe (to be dated the 30th June, 1945)".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original recommendation for the honour describes how he was able to "rectify certain aspects of the Battalion's life which were not satisfactory" and credited him with "the smooth working and unparalleled success which has met the inclusion of a Canadian Battalion in a British Brigade", the recommendation concludes, "throughout the present campaign his example of courageous leadership has been an example to all who have come into contact with him."<sup id="cite_ref-OBE_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OBE-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Nicklin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Nicklin_Memorial_Trophy" title="Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy">Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League_West_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Football League West Division">West Division</a>'s most valuable player is named in his honour.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nicklin was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-mhof_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mhof-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sportswriter <a href="/wiki/Vince_Leah" title="Vince Leah">Vince Leah</a> placed Nicklin atop his list of all-time greatest Winnipeg players in <i>A History of the Blue Bombers</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-mhof_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mhof-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A documentary film about Nicklin, <i>Jeff Nicklin: Hero of the Gridiron and the Battlefield</i>, has been produced by <a href="/wiki/The_War_Amps" title="The War Amps">the War Amps</a> of Canada.</li> <li>Nicklin's story and that of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during Operation Varsity was featured in the episode "Across the Rhine - Paratroopers in Germany" of Season 1 of the documentary series <a href="/wiki/War_Story_(TV_series)" title="War Story (TV series)"><i>War Story</i></a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Nicklin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-slain-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-slain_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-slain_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-slain_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U0A8AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dysMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2135,20119493&dq=jeff-nicklin&hl=en">Helpless After 'Chute Leap, Jeff Nicklin Slain By Foe</a>, <i>Toronto Daily Star</i>, March 31, 1945.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cwgc-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cwgc_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cwgc_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2232299/">"Casualty Details: Nicklin, Jeff Albert"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission" title="Commonwealth War Graves Commission">Commonwealth War Graves Commission</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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