Navy
Nicholl, Charles Alexander Jacomb
Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicholl
Rank: Sub Lieutenant
Regiment: Royal Indian Marines
Ship: RIMS Dalhousie
Parents: Rev. & Mrs C Nicholl
Brothers: Frederick Alan Benson Nicholl & Reginald Eycott Nicholl
Brother-in-Law: Harry Ben Le Despencer Tree
Address: 10 Charles Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Serving with the Royal Navy
23/5/1889 – Born StreetLeonards, Hastings, East Sussex. Son of Rev Charles Alfred Samuel and Henrietta Catherine (née Jacomb) Nicoll
Brother of Lieutenant Frederick A B Nicoll, 3rd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment and Reginald E Nicoll, Royal Naval Air Service
1891 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
1901 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings [(as Charles J Nicholl)]
20/7/1909 – Qualified to fulfil the duties of second mate of a foreign going ship
25/2/1915 – Appointed Lieutenant in the Royal Indian Marine
24/8/1916 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General p lake, Commanding, Indian Expeditionary Force “D”
11/8/1917 – Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
May 1918 – Gazetted Lieutenant in Royal Indian Marines
15/4/1918 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General W R Marshall, Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
8/11/1918 – Promoted to Lieutenant
11/11/1918 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General W R Marshall, Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
Jul-Sep 1919 – Married Olive Laura Grant in Bedford
23/7/1920 – Awarded Companion of the Most eminent Order of the Star of India for meritorious services during the Kuki operations (Assam and Burma)
29/7/1920 – Birth of son, Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicoll in Bedfordshire
c.1922 – Birth of daughter Olive D Nicoll
22/9/1923 – Lieutenant Commander: 21 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
22/9/1923 – Embarked SS Sardinia at London for Aden, Yemen
3/8/1924 – To be temporary Commander without pay from Lieutenant Commander while commanding RMIS Minto
21/5/1926 – Disembarked SS Narkunda at London from Bombay, India (accompanied by wife, Laura Olive Nicoll; son,Charles A Nicoll and daughter Olive D Nicoll
14/5/1927 – Birth of son, Michael John Jacomb Nicoll at Rye, Sussex
1930 – Birth of son, Peter Raymond Nicoll in Fulham, London
3/8/1924 – To be temporary Commander with pay
23/7/1928 – To be temporary Commander without pay while officiating as Deputy Conservator of Port, Madras
19/5/1932 – To be temporary Commander with pay
21/10/1932 – Promoted Commander from Lieutenant Commander (temporary Commander)
1936 to 1937 – 153 Shooter’s Hill Road, Greenwich
1/6/1937 – To be temporary Captain (without pay) from Commander while officiating as Captain Superintendant of His Majesties Indian Naval Dockyard, Bombay
15/1/1938 – Promoted to Captain from Commander (temporary Captain)
1938 – 36 Glenshiel Road, Woolwich London SE9
29/1/1960 – Flat 1, 21 Magdelen Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex
29/1/1960 – Died at Battle, Sussex
Thank you to Rae Taylor for this information.
Published: December 1914
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23/5/1889 – Born StreetLeonards, Hastings, East Sussex. Son of Rev Charles Alfred Samuel and Henrietta Catherine (née Jacomb) Nicoll
Brother of Lieutenant Frederick A B Nicoll, 3rd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment and Reginald E Nicoll, Royal Naval Air Service
1891 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
1901 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings [(as Charles J Nicholl)]
20/7/1909 – Qualified to fulfil the duties of second mate of a foreign going ship
25/2/1915 – Appointed Lieutenant in the Royal Indian Marine
24/8/1916 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General p lake, Commanding, Indian Expeditionary Force “D”
11/8/1917 – Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
May 1918 – Gazetted Lieutenant in Royal Indian Marines
15/4/1918 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General W R Marshall, Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
8/11/1918 – Promoted to Lieutenant
11/11/1918 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General W R Marshall, Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
Jul-Sep 1919 – Married Olive Laura Grant in Bedford
23/7/1920 – Awarded Companion of the Most eminent Order of the Star of India for meritorious services during the Kuki operations (Assam and Burma)
29/7/1920 – Birth of son, Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicoll in Bedfordshire
c.1922 – Birth of daughter Olive D Nicoll
22/9/1923 – Lieutenant Commander: 21 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
22/9/1923 – Embarked SS Sardinia at London for Aden, Yemen
3/8/1924 – To be temporary Commander without pay from Lieutenant Commander while commanding RMIS Minto
21/5/1926 – Disembarked SS Narkunda at London from Bombay, India (accompanied by wife, Laura Olive Nicoll; son,Charles A Nicoll and daughter Olive D Nicoll
14/5/1927 – Birth of son, Michael John Jacomb Nicoll at Rye, Sussex
1930 – Birth of son, Peter Raymond Nicoll in Fulham, London
3/8/1924 – To be temporary Commander with pay
23/7/1928 – To be temporary Commander without pay while officiating as Deputy Conservator of Port, Madras
19/5/1932 – To be temporary Commander with pay
21/10/1932 – Promoted Commander from Lieutenant Commander (temporary Commander)
1936 to 1937 – 153 Shooter’s Hill Road, Greenwich
1/6/1937 – To be temporary Captain (without pay) from Commander while officiating as Captain Superintendant of His Majesties Indian Naval Dockyard, Bombay
15/1/1938 – Promoted to Captain from Commander (temporary Captain)
1938 – 36 Glenshiel Road, Woolwich London SE9
29/1/1960 – Flat 1, 21 Magdelen Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex
29/1/1960 – Died at Battle, Sussex
Hi Rae. Thank you for the information about Charles. I have added it to his page. Kind Regards, Kieron