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Revision as of 14:39, 4 December 2012
Admiral Stuart Nicholson, C.B., M.V.O., D.L., Royal Navy, Retired (11 October, 1865 – 10 September, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Educated at the Royal Naval School.
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 11 April, 1885.[1]
For his services in Benin, Nicholson was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 25 May, 1897.[2]
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 June, 1902.[3]
In March 1906, he started a one year stint as Captain of the second class protected cruiser Dido.[4]
He was relieved in Dido by Drury St. Aubyn Wake[5] and on 5 March, 1907 was appointed command of the armoured cruiser Natal.[6]
Following King Edward VII's visit to Russia, Nicholson was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 10 June, 1908.[7]
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. Exmouth in March, 1911, and was to remain there until late in 1912.[8]
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 July, 1912, vice Tate.[9]
Nicholson succeeded Rear-Admiral Charles H. Dundas of Dundas as Rear-Admiral in the Home Fleets at the Nore on 5 December, 1913. His flag was hoisted in the Russell, of the Sixth Battle Squadron.[10]
Great War
Confusingly, Nicholson's Service Record and the contemporary Pink Lists differ over his position in the first months of the First World War. In his service record, it is implied that he commanded the Sixth Battle Squadron from the mobilisation of the Fleet at the beginning of August, 1914,[11] which is supported by an Admiralty ledger detailing senior officers of fleets and squadrons.[12] In the September and October Pink Lists, he is listed as an additional Rear-Admiral in the Third Battle Squadron.[13]
Nicholson was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1916.[14]
On 1 May, 1916, he was appointed Rear-Admiral on the East Coast of England.[15] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 27 September, 1917, vice Waymouth.[16] He struck his flag on 15 July, 1918, and was appointed to President for Special Service that day, being discharged on 29 July.
Post-War
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 24 November, 1920,[17] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 November.[18]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25550. p. 268. 19 January, 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26856. p. 2929. 25 May, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 347.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28148. p. 4404. 16 June, 1908.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28632. p. 5723. 2 August, 1912.
- ↑ "Flag Changes at Sheerness" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 December, 1913. Issue 40387, col A, p. 6.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 291.
- ↑ "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. f. 7.
- ↑ For Third Battle Squadron. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1914). For Sixth Battle Squadron. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (December, 1914).
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29423. p. 80. (Supplement) 1 January, 1916.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1917). p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30332. p. 10504. 12 October, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32154. p. 12054. 7 December, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32162. p. 12300. 14 December, 1920.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Stuart Nicholson" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 11 September, 1936. Issue 47477, col B, p. 16.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Bernard Currey |
Assistant Director of Torpedoes 1908 – 1911 |
Succeeded by Edward F. B. Charlton
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| Preceded by George A. Ballard |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, East Coast of England 1916 – 1918 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward F. B. Charlton
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- People
- People (UK)
- 1865 births
- 1936 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1878
- Torpedo Officers
- Torpedo Officers (UK)
- Assistant Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)
- Assistant Directors of Torpedoes (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Sixth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals in the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Vice-Admirals on the East Coast of England
