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{{CaptRN}} '''Henley Dale Nichol''', (29 April, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Henley Dale Nichol''', (29 April, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of Major W. [illeg] Nichol gained twelve months time on passing out of the Training Establishment on 15 September, 1911.<ref>Nichol Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/61.|}} f. 63.</ref>
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Nichol was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 15 July, 1914.  During the war, he would serve in the {{UK-Euryalus|f=t}} and the {{UK-Espiegle|f=t}}.<ref>Nichol Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/61.|}} f. 63.</ref>
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Nichol was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1915.{{NLDec18|p. 137}}
 
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Nichol was awarded the [[Ogilvy Medal]] for the year 1920 for placing first in examinations to qualify as Lieutenant (T).{{ToL|Ogilvy Medal Awards|Tuesday, Sep 13, 1921; pg. 4; Issue 42824}}
 
Nichol was awarded the [[Ogilvy Medal]] for the year 1920 for placing first in examinations to qualify as Lieutenant (T).{{ToL|Ogilvy Medal Awards|Tuesday, Sep 13, 1921; pg. 4; Issue 42824}}
  
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Richard Sawbridge|Henry R. Sawbridge]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Renown (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Renown'']]'''<br>28 Feb, 1935<ref>Nichol Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/61.|}} f. 63.</ref> &ndash; 28 Feb, 1935<ref>Nichol Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/61.|}} f. 63.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roderick Bruce Tremayne Miles|Roderick B. T. Miles]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 4 April 2024

Captain (retired) Henley Dale Nichol, (29 April, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Major W. [illeg] Nichol gained twelve months time on passing out of the Training Establishment on 15 September, 1911.[1]

Nichol was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 July, 1914. During the war, he would serve in the armoured cruiser Euryalus and the sloop Espiegle.[2]

Nichol was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1915.[3]

Nichol was awarded the Ogilvy Medal for the year 1920 for placing first in examinations to qualify as Lieutenant (T).[4]

Nichol was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1923.[5]

Nichol was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1929.[6]

World War II

Nichol was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain on 29 April, 1944.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry R. Sawbridge
Captain of H.M.S. Renown
28 Feb, 1935[8] – 28 Feb, 1935[9]
Succeeded by
Roderick B. T. Miles
Preceded by
Roderick B. T. Miles
Captain of H.M.S. Renown
1 Aug, 1936[10] – 21 Sep, 1936[11]
Succeeded by
Charles E. B. Simeon

Footnotes

  1. Nichol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/61. f. 63.
  2. Nichol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/61. f. 63.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 137.
  4. "Ogilvy Medal Awards." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 13, 1921; pg. 4; Issue 42824.
  5. Nichol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/61. f. 63.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1944). p. 127.
  7. Nichol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/61. f. 63.
  8. Nichol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/61. f. 63.
  9. Nichol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/61. f. 63.
  10. Nichol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/61. f. 63.
  11. Nichol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/61. f. 63.