Angus Dacres Nicholl
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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.
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 |
Succeeded by Charles T. M. Pizey |
| Preceded by Ralph B. Gossage |
Captain of H.M.S. Vidette 18 Dec, 1930[1] |
Succeeded by James G. W. Deneys |
| Preceded by Gerald D. Yates |
Captain of H.M.S. Penelope Apr, 1941[2] – Apr, 1942[3] |
Succeeded by George D. Belben |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 282.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
