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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir (Randolph Stewart) Gresham Nicholson''' [[Order of the British Empire|KBE]] (1892-1975) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who became [[Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey]]. |
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir (Randolph Stewart) Gresham Nicholson''' [[Order of the British Empire|KBE]] [[Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]] (1892-1975) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who became [[Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey]]. |
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==Naval career== |
==Naval career== |
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Revision as of 21:01, 11 May 2011
Admiral Sir (Randolph Stewart) Gresham Nicholson KBE CB DSO DSC (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.