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Revision as of 19:44, 3 January 2012
Admiral SIR Henry Frederick Nicholson, K.C.B., Royal Navy (24 October, 1835 – 17 October, 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 11 April, 1866.[1]
On 15 September he was confirmed in the rank of Captain with seniority of 20 July.[2]
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 14 August.[3]
Flag Rank
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 22 June, 1886, vice Hickley.[4]
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 25 February, 1892, vice Watson.[5]
In the Queen's Diamond Jubilee honours, Nicholson was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.[6] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 September vice Baird.[7] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 11 December, at his own request.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23101. p. 2394. 13 April, 1866.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23537. p. 5109. 17 September, 1869.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25138. p. 3794. 15 August, 1882.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25600. p. 3033. 25 June, 1886.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26263. p. 1201. 1 March, 1892.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26897. p. 3567. 25 June, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26892. p. 5162. 17 September, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26919. p. 7479. 14 December, 1897.
Bibliography
- "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Monday, 19 October, 1914. Issue 40670, col D, pg. 11.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe |
Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station 1890 – 1892 |
Succeeded by Frederick G. D. Bedford |
| Preceded by Sir Richard Wells |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1896 – 1897 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles F. Hotham |
