After the War - Gordon Nicol

Following his liberation from Dulag Luft, Nicol returned to Canada in early May 1945 via the S. S. Ranchi, a British passenger steam ship.  The passengers would celebrate Victory in Europe Day during the voyage.

On returning to Vancouver, Nicol studied law at the University of British Columbia while dating his future wife, Hazel Bridget Casey.  The two stayed in touch even when he articled for a year in Salmon Arm, BC.  In 1951, Nicol opened a family law practice in Vancouver in partnership with a fellow RCAF veteran, Frank Smitton. The following year, Nicol and Hazel were married and they would have two children, David and Linda.

Nicol passed away in Vancouver on June 6, 1986 at the age of 63.