William Nicholson (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir William Coldingham Masters Nicholson, KCB (28 October 1863 – 9 January 1932) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.

Sir William Nicholson
Rear-admiral William Coldingham Masters Nicholson by Francis Dodd
Born28 October 1863
Died9 January 1932 (1932-01-10) (aged 68)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Canada
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

William Nicholson was educated at Stubbington House School.[1] A Commander in the Royal Navy, he was on 10 September 1902 appointed in command of the torpedo gunboat HMS Antelope, serving in home waters.[2]

He served in World War I and, as Captain of HMS Canada, saw action at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.[3] He went on to be Rear Admiral i.e. Second of Command of the 1st Battle Squadron later that year.[4] He was appointed Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1919[5] and was given command of the 2nd Battle Squadron in October 1920.[6] He then became Commander of the 1st Battle Squadron in May 1921.[7]

He lived at Winchcombe in Gloucestershire.[8]

References
  1. "Admiral Sir William Nicholson". The Times. London. 11 January 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 2 December 2012. (subscription required)
  2. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36871). London. 12 September 1902. p. 4.
  3. Battle of Jutland Naval History
  4. Navy List, November 1917
  5. Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
  6. Army & Navy Evening Post, 1920
  7. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. Reginald Wodehouse James Pringle-Nicholson
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Charles de Bartolomé		 Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy
1919–1920		 Succeeded by
Sir Frederick Field
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