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Admiral Sir (Randolph Stewart) Gresham Nicholson KBE CB DSO DSC (1892–1975) was a Royal Navy officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey. ==Naval career== Nicolson served in World War I with the Harwich Force and took part in the Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids in 1918.〔(Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives )〕 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.〔 He was appointed Captain of the aircraft carrier HMS ''Pegasus'' in 1935,〔(Unit Histories )〕 Captain of the cruiser HMS ''Curacoa'' in 1936〔 and Captain of HMS ''Somali''〔 and Commander of the Tribal Destroyer Flotilla in 1938.〔 Under Nicholson's command the ''Somali'' took possession of the Hannah Böge, the first prize of World War II at sea, just two hours into the war.〔(Uboat.net )〕 He continued his war service as Commander of the Royal Navy Barracks at Chatham and then as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Fleet and Flag Officer, Ceylon.〔 After the War he became Admiral Superintendent at HM Dockyard Devonport until he retired in 1950.〔 In retirement he was Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey.〔(This is Jersey )〕 There is a memorial to him in Holy Trinity Church, Rudgwick.
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