Nickerson, William Henry Snyder

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nickerson_(British_Army_officer)
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Major-General William Henry Snyder Nickerson (27 March 1875, Dorchester, New Brunswick – 10 May 1954 Kintyre, Argyllshire, Scotland), was a Canadian-born recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for actions taken during the Second Boer War.
    • He was born at Dorchester, New Brunswick, son of the Reverend D. Nickerson, MA, Chaplain to HM’s Forces, and Catherine Snyder, daughter of Reverend W. H. Snyder, MA.[1]
    • His family returned to England when he was a child. He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, Manchester Grammar School and Owen’s College, the forerunner of the University of Manchester, graduating in medicine in 1896. A trained physician, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) of the British Army in 1898 and served in the Second Boer War from 1899.
    • Nickerson was a 25-year-old lieutenant in the RAMC, attached to the Mounted Infantry during the Second Boer War, when his actions at Wakkerstroom during the Siege of Wepener led to the award of the Victoria Cross
  • Second Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=7904
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