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Nixon (GENERAL SIR JOHN Aug Served)

GENERAL SIR JOHN Aug. 16, 1857. Served in India, holding staff appointments. Served in the Afghan War, 1879-1880; Zamusht expepedition, 1881. Chitral relief force dition, 1879; (medal) Mahsud Waziri ex- (medal and brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel). Chief Staff Officer northwestern frontier of India, 1897-1898. Com- ☆☆ 3 GENERAL GEORGES ROBERT NIVELLE manded a cavalry brig rica, 1901-1902 (medals and 4 clasps, manded a cavalry brigade in South Af- GENERAL GEORGES ROBERT NIVELLE rica, 1901-1902 (medals and 4 clasps, alry, India, 1906-1908. Commander of 7th Meerut division, 1903-1910; 1st Peshawar division, 1910-1912. Commander southern and northern armies of India, 1912-1915. Commanded the British Me 1915, to January, 1916, when he mander southern and northern armies of tired, owing to ill health. Nixon was 1915, to January, 1916, when he rehe retion which led to the siege of Kut-el- Amara by the Turks and the surrender Indian army. Has published "Notes for of General Townshend and the Anglo- Staff Officers on Field Service."

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