Richard Lindsay Nicholson
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Richard Lindsay Nicholson | |
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 Nicholson in 1920 | |
| Born | 29 October 1882 Delhi, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 1 November 1940 (aged 58) Kensington,[1] London, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1898–1927 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Distinguished Service Order (DSO) |
Richard Lindsay Nicholson DSO RN (29 October 1882 – 1 November 1940) was a British captain of the Royal Navy. He served in World War I and is known for being a member of the Chief of Staff of HMS Iron Duke which served as the fleet flagship during the Battle of Jutland.
Military career
[edit]Richard Lindsay Nicholson was born on 29 October 1882 in New Delhi.[2] He began his military career on 15 January 1898.[3] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 August 1904 and to Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August 1912.[4] After the British entry into World War I, Nicholson served on HMS Iron Duke on 4 August 1914 and served in the ship's chief of staff.[5] A year later Nicholson was promoted to commander on 31 December 1915.[6] After participating in the Battle of Jutland, Nicholson was praised for his wireless telegraph work and the organisation of it on 15 September 1916.[7] Richard then served as the Director of Signal Division on 5 January 1918.[8] After the war's conclusion, Nicholson was placed on the Retirement list at his own request and ultimately promoted to captain in 1927.[4] On 9 July 1926 Nicholson became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts at the Annual General Meeting that year.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b Royal Society of Arts (1926). Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. Vol. 74. p. 796. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Name Nicholson, Richard Lindsay Rank: Commander Date of Birth: 29 October..." The National Archives. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Richard Lindsay Nicholson - The Dreadnought Project". The Dreadnought Project. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "THE NAVY LIST - HMS IRON DUKE". jutlandcrewlists.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "(276) - Navy lists > Monthly > 1919 > May - British Military lists - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. p. 276. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Henry Muddiman, ed. (1916). The London Gazette. Vol. 9. Tho. Newcomb over against Baynards Castle in Thamse-street. p. 9068. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Executive Officers' Services. Dates of entry: 1897-1898, Latest date of discharge: 1948". The National Archives. p. 475. Retrieved 19 July 2022.