Stuart Nicholson

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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.

Took part in expedition to Benin in 1897.

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 June, 1902.[1]

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 July, 1912, vice Tate.[2]

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.[3]

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,[4] which is supported by an Admiralty ledger detailing senior officers of fleets and squadrons.[5] In the September and October Pink Lists, he is listed as an additional Rear-Admiral in the Third Battle Squadron.[6]

On 1 May, 1916, he was appointed Rear-Admiral on the East Coast of England.[7] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 27 September, 1917, vice Waymouth.[8]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28632. p. 5723. 2 August, 1912.
  3. ↑ "Flag Changes at Sheerness" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 December, 1913. Issue 40387, col A, pg. 6.
  4. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 291.
  5. ↑ "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. p. 7.
  6. ↑ For Third Battle Squadron. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1914). For Sixth Battle Squadron. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (December, 1914).
  7. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1917). p. 4.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30332. p. 10504. 12 October, 1917.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Stuart Nicholson" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 11 September, 1936. Issue 47477, col B, pg. 16.

Service Record

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