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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Nicholas was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1888.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25804/pages/1689 no. 25804. p. 1689.] 3 April, 1888.</ref> | + | Nicholas was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1888.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25804/pages/1689 no. 25804. p. 1689.] 3 April, 1888.</ref> |
| − | Nicholas was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211. p. 4433.] 17 July, 1900.</ref> | + | Nicholas was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211. p. 4433.] 17 July, 1900.</ref> |
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1906.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27927/pages/4466 no. 27927. p. 4466.] 29 June, 1906.</ref> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1906.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27927/pages/4466 no. 27927. p. 4466.] 29 June, 1906.</ref> |
He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|''Jupiter'']] on 25 January, 1912.<ref>Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.</ref> | He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|''Jupiter'']] on 25 January, 1912.<ref>Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.</ref> | ||
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<blockquote>I desire to recommend Captain J. Nicholas to your notice now that the Hindustan is to pay off.<br>He is a very steady and reliable officer of good judgement and has commanded his ship to my entire satisfaction.<br>I have mentioned his name to Sir John Jellicoe and I think he would be an excellent choice for a [dreadnought] battleship.<ref>Jackson Papers. MSS/5/8. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>I desire to recommend Captain J. Nicholas to your notice now that the Hindustan is to pay off.<br>He is a very steady and reliable officer of good judgement and has commanded his ship to my entire satisfaction.<br>I have mentioned his name to Sir John Jellicoe and I think he would be an excellent choice for a [dreadnought] battleship.<ref>Jackson Papers. MSS/5/8. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth.</ref></blockquote> | ||
| − | On 19 June, 1916, Nicholas was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master at [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]].<ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1917). p. 556.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 July, 1917, vice [[Arthur William Waymouth|Waymouth]] and was placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30161/pages/6550 no. 30161. p. 6550.] 3 July, 1917.</ref> | + | On 19 June, 1916, Nicholas was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master at [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]].<ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1917). p. 556.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 July, 1917, vice [[Arthur William Waymouth|Waymouth]] and was placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30161/pages/6550 no. 30161. p. 6550.] 3 July, 1917.</ref> |
==Retirement== | ==Retirement== | ||
| − | He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32719/supplements/4474 (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474.] 13 June, 1922.</ref> and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33222/pages/7477 no. 33222. p. 7477.] 19 November, 1926.</ref> | + | He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32719/supplements/4474 (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474.] 13 June, 1922.</ref> and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33222/pages/7477 no. 33222. p. 7477.] 19 November, 1926.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 24 September 2012
Admiral John Nicholas, Royal Navy, Retired (17 March, 1865 – 23 June, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Nicholas was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1888.[1]
Nicholas was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[2]
Captain
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1906.[3]
He was appointed in command of Jupiter on 25 January, 1912.[4]
He was appointed to command the battleship Hindustan on 20 May, 1913.[5]
Great War
The Vice-Admiral Commanding the Third Battle Squadron, Sir Edward E. Bradford, wrote to the First Sea Lord, Sir Henry B. Jackson, on 9 March, 1916:
I desire to recommend Captain J. Nicholas to your notice now that the Hindustan is to pay off.
He is a very steady and reliable officer of good judgement and has commanded his ship to my entire satisfaction.
I have mentioned his name to Sir John Jellicoe and I think he would be an excellent choice for a [dreadnought] battleship.[6]
On 19 June, 1916, Nicholas was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master at Devonport Royal Dockyard.[7] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 July, 1917, vice Waymouth and was placed on the Retired List the following day.[8]
Retirement
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922,[9] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[10]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25804. p. 1689. 3 April, 1888.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27927. p. 4466. 29 June, 1906.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 331.
- ↑ Jackson Papers. MSS/5/8. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 556.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474. 13 June, 1922.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.
Bibliography
- "Admiral John Nicholas" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 6 July, 1942. Issue 49280, col F, pg. 6.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
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