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*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7906164&queryType=1&resultcount=9 ADM 196/20.] | *The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7906164&queryType=1&resultcount=9 ADM 196/20.] | ||
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| + | | colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Naval Offices''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Ludovic Duff|Alexander L. Duff]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron]]'''<br>1916 – 1919 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Victor Albert Stanley|The Hon. Victor A. Stanley]]''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé|Charles Bartolomé]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Third Sea Lord|Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy]]'''<br>1919 – 1920 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Laurence Field]]''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Sydney Robert Fremantle|Sir Sydney R. Fremantle]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron]]'''<br>1921 – 1922 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair]]''' | ||
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[[Category:Vice-Admirals Commanding, First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Nicholson]] | [[Category:Vice-Admirals Commanding, First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Nicholson]] | ||
[[Category:Royal Navy Admirals|Nicholson]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Admirals|Nicholson]] | ||
[[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Nicholson]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Nicholson]] | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 8 November 2010
Admiral SIR William Coldingham Masters Nicholson, K.C.B., Royal Navy (28 October, 1863 – 9 January, 1932) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1898.[1]
Great War
Nicholson was appointed as Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron, flying his flag in the Emperor of India on 7 December, 1916. His staff was composed of Henry Rogers, Secretary, Roden H. V. Buxton, Flag Lieutenant, and Maurice H. Elliot, Clerk to Secretary.[2]
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 July, 1925, vice Duff.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 393l.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33068. p. 4866. 21 July, 1925.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir William Nicholson" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 11 January, 1932. Issue 46027, col A, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Alexander L. Duff |
Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron 1916 – 1919 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Victor A. Stanley |
| Preceded by Charles Bartolomé |
Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy 1919 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Frederick Laurence Field |
| Preceded by Sir Sydney R. Fremantle |
Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron 1921 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Sir Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair |
Categories:
- 1863 births
- 1932 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1876
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Emperor of India (1913)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Canada (1913)
- Rear-Admirals in the First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Third Sea Lords
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
