Gresham Nicholson

Admiral Sir Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson, (16 December 1892 – 28 July 1975) was a Royal Navy officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey.

Early life Nicholson was educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, as a cadet.

Naval career Nicolson served in the First World War with the Harwich Force and took part in the Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids in 1918. After 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. Captain of the cruiser in 1936 He continued his war service as Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham from November 1940 to August 1943 and was then appointed as Flag Officer, Ceylon from August 1943 to April 1944. He was then appointed Flag Officer, Ceylon and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Fleet until July 1945. There is a memorial to him in Holy Trinity Church, Rudgwick.