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Revision as of 20:59, 11 May 2011
Admiral Sir (Randolph Stewart) Gresham Nicholson KBE (1892-1975) was a Royal Navy officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey.
Nicolson served in World War I with the Harwich Force and took part in the Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids in 1918.[1] Afer the War he joined the staff at the Royal Navy College, Dartmouth and then became Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Malaya and the Straits Settlements.[1] He was appointed Captain of the Tribal Destroyer Flotilla in 1938.[1] He served in World War II as Commander of the Royal Navy Barracks at Chatham and then as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Fleet and Flag Officer, Ceylon.[1] After the War he became Admiral Superintendent at HM Dockyard Devonport until he retired in 1950.[1]
In retirement he was Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey.