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− | '''Edwin Nixon''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal | + | Temporary {{LieutRNR}} '''Edwin Nixon''', ( – 8 November, 1916) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. |
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− | + | Nixon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 1 January, 1915.<ref>Nixon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/39/419.|}} f. 214.</ref> | |
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− | + | On 9 am on a November morning (8th?) aboard {{UK-Doncaster}}, Nixon shot himself dead. At any rate, he did die on the 8th. No witness could provide a motive. Uniquely, no mention is made of him being of "unsound mind". Were R.N.R. men somehow not deemed worthy of such analysis? At any rate, I applied this tag for the unfortunate man.<ref>Nixon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/39/419.|}} f. 214.</ref> | |
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Revision as of 20:56, 4 August 2021
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. Edwin Nixon, ( – 8 November, 1916) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Nixon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 January, 1915.[1]
On 9 am on a November morning (8th?) aboard Doncaster, Nixon shot himself dead. At any rate, he did die on the 8th. No witness could provide a motive. Uniquely, no mention is made of him being of "unsound mind". Were R.N.R. men somehow not deemed worthy of such analysis? At any rate, I applied this tag for the unfortunate man.[2]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Doncaster 26 Jul, 1916[3] |
Succeeded by James Budgen |
Footnotes
- ↑ Nixon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/419. f. 214.
- ↑ Nixon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/419. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393r.