Sir Henry Nicholson | |
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Born | 21 October 1835 Upnor, Kent, England [1] |
Died | 17 October 1914[2] Ware, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 78)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Temeraire HMS Asia Cape of Good Hope Station Nore Command |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Nicholson KCB (21 October 1835 – 17 October 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Nicholson joined the Royal Navy in 1849. [3]
He was Captain of HMS Temeraire at the Bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 [4] and went on to be Captain of HMS Asia in 1884. [3] He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1890 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1896. [3] He retired in 1897. [3]
Nicholson married, in 1874, Frances Anne Thomson, daughter of George Thomson, QC, of New Brunswick. [6] Lady Nicholson was godmother to HMS Proserpine on her launch at Sheerness Dockyard on 5 December 1896. [7]
Sir Henry Nicholson | |
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Born | 21 October 1835 Upnor, Kent, England [1] |
Died | 17 October 1914[2] Ware, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 78)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Temeraire HMS Asia Cape of Good Hope Station Nore Command |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Nicholson KCB (21 October 1835 – 17 October 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Nicholson joined the Royal Navy in 1849. [3]
He was Captain of HMS Temeraire at the Bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 [4] and went on to be Captain of HMS Asia in 1884. [3] He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1890 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1896. [3] He retired in 1897. [3]
Nicholson married, in 1874, Frances Anne Thomson, daughter of George Thomson, QC, of New Brunswick. [6] Lady Nicholson was godmother to HMS Proserpine on her launch at Sheerness Dockyard on 5 December 1896. [7]