Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson

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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.