| 词条 | William Nicholls (Royal Marines officer) |
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|name= Sir William Nicholls |image= |image_size= |alt= |caption= |nickname= |birth_date= {{birth date|1854|02|25|df=yes}} |birth_place= Greenwich, London |death_date= |death_place= |placeofburial= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Marines |serviceyears= 1872–1916 |rank= General |unit= |commands= Adjutant-General Royal Marines |battles= Anglo-Zulu War First World War |awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |relations= |laterwork= }} General Sir William Charles Nicholls, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|KCB}} (born 25 February 1854) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military careerNicholls was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery on 15 July 1872.[1] He saw action in South Africa in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.[2] He became Deputy Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces in June 1911.[3] At that time the Deputy Adjutant-General was the professional head of the Royal Marines.[4] His post was redesignated Adjutant-General Royal Marines in early 1914[5][6] shortly before the Gallipoli landings, in which the Royal Marine Forces took a prominent role, in June 1915 during the First World War.[7] He retired in June 1916.[8] References1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=24033|page=4902|date=11 November 1873}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Sir William Adair}}{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines|years=1911–1914}}{{s-non|reason=Post disbanded}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.1879zuluwar.com/t3492-officers-of-the-royal-marines-battalion-1879|title=Officers Of The Royal Marines Battalion 1879|publisher=1879 Zulu War|accessdate=20 May 2016}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=28508|page=4771|date=27 June 1911}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=94336314&mode=transcription|title=Navy List|date=December 1913|accessdate=20 May 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishAdmiraltyOrg1914.htm|title=British Admiralty|publisher=Naval History|accessdate=21 May 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hotfreebooks.com/book/Punch-or-the-London-Charivari-Vol-146-February-11-1914-Various.html|title=Punch, or the London Charivari|volume= 146|date=11 February 1914|accessdate=27 May 2016}} 7. ^{{cite book|last=Field|first=Cyril|title=The British Navy Book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=DCfvqdePJ0kC&pg=PT209&lpg=PT209&dq=%22Sir+William+Nicholls%22+Gallipoli#v=onepage&q=%22Sir%20William%20Nicholls%22%20Gallipoli&f=false|publisher=Create Space|year=2014|isbn=9781502428912}} 8. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|title=Senior Royal Navy appointments|accessdate=20 May 2016}} |-{{s-new|office}}{{s-ttl|title=Adjutant-General Royal Marines|years=1914–1916}}{{s-aft|after=Sir David Mercer}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholls, William}} 6 : 1854 births|Royal Marines generals|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Year of death missing|British military personnel of the Anglo-Zulu War|Royal Marines personnel of World War I |
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