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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson''', K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (4 March, 1867 – 8 February, 1946) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson''', K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (4 March, 1867 – 8 February, 1946) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
− | When [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Roger Keyes]] was appointed from Rear-Admiral in the [[Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Battle Squadron]] to the new position of [[Director of Plans (Royal Navy)|Director of Plans]] at the Admiralty, Sturdee requested "White Nick" to succeed Keyes.<ref>''Keyes Papers''. '''I'''. p. 408.</ref> Nicholson hoisted his flag on 22 September in [[H.M.S. Colossus ( | + | When [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Roger Keyes]] was appointed from Rear-Admiral in the [[Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Battle Squadron]] to the new position of [[Director of Plans (Royal Navy)|Director of Plans]] at the Admiralty, Sturdee requested "White Nick" to succeed Keyes.<ref>''Keyes Papers''. '''I'''. p. 408.</ref> Nicholson hoisted his flag on 22 September in [[H.M.S. Colossus (1910)|''Colossus'']]. |
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 10 March, 1925, vice [[Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt|Gaunt]]. | Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 10 March, 1925, vice [[Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt|Gaunt]]. | ||
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*"Admiral Sir Douglas Nicholson" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Saturday, 9 February, 1946. Issue '''50372''', col E, pg. 7. | *"Admiral Sir Douglas Nicholson" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Saturday, 9 February, 1946. Issue '''50372''', col E, pg. 7. | ||
+ | *[[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow, First Baron Keyes]] (1972). Paul G. Halpern. ed. ''The Keyes Papers''. '''Volume I: 1914-1918'''. London: Navy Records Society. | ||
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Revision as of 14:30, 7 September 2009
Admiral SIR Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (4 March, 1867 – 8 February, 1946) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
When Roger Keyes was appointed from Rear-Admiral in the Fourth Battle Squadron to the new position of Director of Plans at the Admiralty, Sturdee requested "White Nick" to succeed Keyes.[1] Nicholson hoisted his flag on 22 September in Colossus.
Nicholson was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 10 March, 1925, vice Gaunt.
Footnotes
- ↑ Keyes Papers. I. p. 408.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Douglas Nicholson" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 9 February, 1946. Issue 50372, col E, pg. 7.
- Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow, First Baron Keyes (1972). Paul G. Halpern. ed. The Keyes Papers. Volume I: 1914-1918. London: Navy Records Society.