 In 1943, Colonel Archer Fortescue Duguid (1887-1976) of the Canadian Army Historical Section requested Nicholson's transfer to Ottawa to join the Section.This request was based in part on a confidential report on Nicholson's character that Duguid had read.The report described Nicholson as

Shortly after his appointment to the Historical Section, Nicholson was appointed as the narrator for Pacific Command.