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| + | 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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25138/pages/3794 no. 25138. p. 3794.] 15 August, 1882.</ref> | ||
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Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 16 September, 1897, vice [[John Kennedy Erskine Baird|Baird]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26892/pages/5162 no. 26892. p. 5162.] 17 September, 1897.</ref> | Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 16 September, 1897, vice [[John Kennedy Erskine Baird|Baird]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26892/pages/5162 no. 26892. p. 5162.] 17 September, 1897.</ref> | ||
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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
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.[1]
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 September, 1897, vice Baird.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25138. p. 3794. 15 August, 1882.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26892. p. 5162. 17 September, 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 Offices | ||
| 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 |
