Angus Dacres Nicholl
Rear-Admiral Angus Dacres Nicholl, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy (17 November, 1896 – 12 April, 1977) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Nicholl joined the navy as part of a special emergency term taken into the Training Establishment in September 1914.
At the Battle of Jutland he was a midshipman in charge of a 13.5-inch gun magazine handing room in H.M.S. Marlborough. In 1966 he was one of the six British veterans of the Battle of Jutland to be present at a meeting of British and German warships at the site of the Battle.
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1918.
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1926.
Promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1932.
World War II
Promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1939.
Promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 July, 1948.
Retired 8 May, 1951.
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral A. D. Nicholl" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 16 April, 1977. Issue 59979, col F, pg. 14.
Service Record
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Basil A. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Torrid 3 Jan, 1930[1] |
Succeeded by Charles T. M. Pizey |
| Preceded by Ralph B. Gossage |
Captain of H.M.S. Vidette 18 Dec, 1930[2] |
Succeeded by James G. W. Deneys |
| Preceded by William T. W. Curtis |
Captain of H.M.S. Penelope 15 Apr, 1941[3] – 15 Jun, 1942[4] |
Succeeded by John W. Grant |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 03, 1929; pg. 25; Issue 45376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 282.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
