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{{AdmRN}} (retired) '''Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson''', R.N. (16 December, 1892 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} (retired) {{SIR}} '''Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson''', K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (16 December, 1892 – 28 July, 1975) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1934.<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/192.|}} f. 192.</ref>
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Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 July, 1943.<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/192.|}} f. 192.</ref>
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Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 4 January, 1948.<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/192.|}} f. 192.</ref>
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Nicholson was placed on the Retired List on 15 March, 1950 and promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 15 January, 1951.<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/192.|}} f. 192.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 9 May 2022

Admiral (retired) SIR Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (16 December, 1892 – 28 July, 1975) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of W. G. Nicholson, Esq..

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1916.[1]

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1924.[2]

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.[3]

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1934.[4]

World War II

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1943.[5]

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 January, 1948.[6]

Nicholson was placed on the Retired List on 15 March, 1950 and promoted to the rank of Admiral on 15 January, 1951.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur W. La T. Bisset
as Captain of H.M.S. Ark Royal 		Captain of H.M.S. Pegasus
28 Mar, 1935[8][9] – 10 Jan, 1936[10] 		Succeeded by
Richard Shelley
Preceded by
Clement Moody 		Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
10 Jan, 1936 – 11 Jan, 1937 		Succeeded by
Edward D. B. McCarthy
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Somali
1 Dec, 1938[11] – 31 May, 1940[12] 		Succeeded by
Lionel P. Skipwith
Preceded by
Charles S. Daniel 		Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
1 Dec, 1938[13] – 31 May, 1940[14] 		Succeeded by
Clifford Caslon
Preceded by
Robert L. Burnett 		Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham
14 Nov, 1940[15] – 18 Aug, 1943[16] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Flag Officer and Admiral Superintendent, Ceylon
11 Sep, 1943[17] – Sep, 1945[18] 		Succeeded by
John M. Mansfield

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  2. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  3. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  4. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  5. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  6. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  7. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  8. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 260.
  10. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  11. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  12. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  16. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1943). p. 809.
  18. ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.

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