General Sir William Charles Nicholls, KCB (25 February 1854 – 1 December 1935) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Sir William Nicholls | |
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| Birth name | William Charles Nicholls |
| Born | 25 February 1854 Greenwich, London |
| Died | 1 December 1935 (aged 81)[1] East Dean, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1872–1916 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Adjutant-General Royal Marines |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Zulu War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Military career edit
Educated at Cheltenham College, Nicholls was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery on 15 July 1872.[2] He saw action in South Africa in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.[3] He became Deputy Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces in June 1911.[4] At that time the Deputy Adjutant-General was the professional head of the Royal Marines.[5] His post was redesignated Adjutant-General Royal Marines in early 1914[6][7] shortly before the Gallipoli landings, in which the Royal Marine Forces took a prominent role, in June 1915 during the First World War.[8] He retired in June 1916.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Obituary". The Times. 3 December 1935. p. 21.
- ^ "No. 24033". The London Gazette. 11 November 1873. p. 4902.
- ^ "Officers Of The Royal Marines Battalion 1879". 1879 Zulu War. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "No. 28508". The London Gazette. 27 June 1911. p. 4771.
- ^ "Navy List". December 1913. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "British Admiralty". Naval History. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Punch, or the London Charivari". 11 February 1914. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Field, Cyril (2014). The British Navy Book. Create Space. ISBN 9781502428912.
- ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.