William Nicholls (Royal Marines officer)

Sir William Nicholls
Sir William Nicholls
Birth name	William Charles Nicholls
Born	25 February 1854; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

KCB (25 February 1854 – 1 December 1935) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines

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Military career

Educated at

First World War.^[8] He retired in June 1916.^[9]

References

^ "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.
ISBN 9781502428912
.

^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.

Military offices

Preceded by
Sir William Adair
Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines
1911–1914 Post renamed

New title Adjutant-General Royal Marines
1914–1916 Succeeded by
Sir David Mercer

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[deaths-1] "Obituary". The Times. 3 December 1935. p. 21.

[2] "No. 24033". The London Gazette. 11 November 1873. p. 4902.

[3] "Officers Of The Royal Marines Battalion 1879". 1879 Zulu War. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[4] "No. 28508". The London Gazette. 27 June 1911. p. 4771.

[5] "Navy List". December 1913. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[6] "British Admiralty". Naval History. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

[7] "Punch, or the London Charivari". 11 February 1914. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[8] ISBN 9781502428912
.

[9] "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.

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