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Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines
William Nicholls
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Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines
A.K.A.
General Sir William Charles Nicholls, William Charles Nicholls
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Place of birth
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, United Kingdom
Death
1 December 1935 (aged 81 years)
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Place of death
West Dean, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Age
81 years
Education
Cheltenham College,
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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Biography
General Sir William Charles Nicholls, KCB (25 February 1854 – 1 December 1935) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Military career
Educated at Cheltenham College, Nicholls was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery on 15 July 1872. He saw action in South Africa in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War. He became Deputy Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces in June 1911. At that time the Deputy Adjutant-General was the professional head of the Royal Marines. His post was redesignated Adjutant-General Royal Marines in early 1914 shortly before the Gallipoli landings, in which the Royal Marine Forces took a prominent role, in June 1915 during the First World War. He retired in June 1916.
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1854 births
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1935 deaths
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
People educated at Cheltenham College
People educated at Cheltenham College
Royal Marines generals
Royal Marines generals
Royal Marines personnel of World War I
Royal Marines personnel of World War I
Royal Navy personnel of the Anglo-Zulu War
Royal Navy personnel of the Anglo-Zulu War
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