| Richard Lindsay Nicholson | |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Delhi, Punjab, British India |
| Death Place: | Kensington,[1] London, England |
| Branch Label: | Branch |
| Serviceyears: | 1898–1927 |
| Rank: | Captain |
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Richard Lindsay Nicholson (29 October 1882 – 1 November 1940) was a British captain of the Royal Navy. He served in World War I and is known for being a member of the Chief of Staff of which served as the fleet flagship during the Battle of Jutland.
Richard Lindsay Nicholson was born on 29 October 1882 in New Delhi.[2] He began his military career on 15 January 1898.[3] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 August 1904 and to Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August 1912.[4] After the British entry into World War I, Nicholson served on on 4 August 1914 and served in the ship's chief of staff.[5] A year later Nicholson was promoted to commander on 31 December 1915.[6] After participating in the Battle of Jutland, Nicholson was praised for his wireless telegraph work and the organisation of it on 15 September 1916.[7] Richard then served as the Director of Signal Division on 5 January 1918.[8] After the war's conclusion, Nicholson was placed on the Retirement list at his own request and ultimately promoted to captain in 1927.[4] On 9 July 1926 Nicholson became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts at the Annual General Meeting that year.[2]