John Nicholas
Admiral John Nicholas, Royal Navy, Retired (17 March, 1865 – 23 June, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
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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
On 19 June, 1916, Nicholas was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master at Devonport Royal Dockyard.[6] 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.[7]
Retirement
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922,[8] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25804. p. 1689. 3 April, 1888.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 556.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6550. 3 July, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474. 13 June, 1922.
- ↑ 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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