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‘I would like to add that in the vacation of Colonel Nicholson for other service, the British South Africa Police were deprived of a man whose valuable service to that Force, and in Rhodesia during the critical period of the South African War, was then, and remains to the present day, unsurpassed in the annals of Rhodesian history.’ Colonel Colin Harding, C.M.G., D.S.O. in Frontier Patrols, 1937. The important Boer War C.B., ‘South Africa Constabulary’ C.M.G., Great War C.B.E., ‘Rhodesia 1896’ D.S.O. group of fifteen awarded to Brigadier-General J. S. Nicholson, 7th Hussars, who raised and commanded the British South Africa Police 1898-1900, commanded 1st Brigade Rhodesian Field Force during the Boer War, was Commandant of the South African Constabulary 1902-05, and Base Commandant, British Armies in France during the Great War The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1879, converted for neck wear, complete with neck cravat in its R & S. Garrard & Co. case of issue; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its R & S. Garrard & Co. case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, in Garrard & Co. case of issue; British South Africa Company's Medal 1890-97, for Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Captn. J. S. Nicholson. 7th Huss.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Rhodesia (Colonel J. S. Nicholson, C.B. D.S.O. 7/Hrs.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Colonel J. S. Nicholson, S.A.C.); 1914 Star (Col. J. S. Nicholson. C.B.. C.M.G.. D.S.O..); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Brig. Gen. J. S. Nicholson); France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, gold and enamels, with rosette, in its Aucoc, Paris case of issue; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Officer’s breast badge with swords, silver-gilt and enamels, with rosette in its L. Lelu case of issue; Portugal, Republic, Order of Avis, Second Class set of insignia by Da Costa, Lisboa, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Da Costa case of issue; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, bronze; Panama, Republic, Solidarity Medal 1917-18, Third Class, bronze, with rosette, generally extremely fine (16) £5,000-£6,000 Footnote C.B. London Gazette 7 May 1897. C.M.G. London Gazette 9 November 1905. C.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1918. D.S.O. London Gazette 7 May 1897: ‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa in 1896.’ Relief of Mafeking clasp confirmed on roll of South African Constabulary ‘With Gen. Plumer B.S.A.P.’ John Sanctuary Nicholson was born in Kensington, London, on 19 May 1863, second son of W. Nicholson, of Basing Park, Alton, Hampshire. He was educated at Harrow, was commissioned from Sandhurst as Lieutenant in the 7th Hussars on 6 February 1884, and was promoted to Captain on 23 January 1891. He spent eight years in India with his regiment before being sent to Rhodesia, on special service, in the aftermath of the Jameson Raid into the Transvaal, and was deputed to take over the ordnance and ammunition of the British South Africa Company's police in Bulawayo from Lieutenant-Colonel Plumer. As a result of the Jameson Raid the colony was practically denuded of European police and the British South Africa Police were now divided into two divisions, Mashonaland and Matabeleland, with headquarters at Salisbury and Bulawayo respectively. Nicholson was appointed the first commander of the Matabeleland Division of police and at the outbreak of the Matabeleland Rebellion in 1896, he was the only Imperial Army