Richard Lindsay Nicholson

Richard L. Nicholson, 1920.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Captain (retired) Richard Lindsay Nicholson, D.S.O., R.N. (29 October, 1882 – 1 November, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1904.

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1912. He became a specialist in wireless telegraphy, and provided such expertise to Jellicoe's Staff during the Annual Manoeuvres of 1913.

With the outbreak of war, he served first in Centurion and then Iron Duke.

Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.

Nicholson was placed on the Retired List at his own request dated 30 July, 1920. He was late promoted to the rank of Captain on 29 October, 1927.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Edward M. Phillpotts as Head of Signal Section	Director of Signal Division 5 Jan, 1918	Succeeded by Henry K. Kitson as Director of the Signal Department