| Sir William Nicholls | |
| Birth Name: | William Charles Nicholls |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Greenwich, London |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | East Dean, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Marines |
| Serviceyears: | 1872–1916 |
| Rank: | General |
| Commands: | Adjutant-General Royal Marines |
| Battles: | Anglo-Zulu War First World War |
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir William Charles Nicholls, (25 February 1854 – 1 December 1935) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Educated at Cheltenham College, Nicholls was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery on 15 July 1872. 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. At that time the Deputy Adjutant-General was the professional head of the Royal Marines.[3] His post was redesignated Adjutant-General Royal Marines in early 1914[4] [5] shortly before the Gallipoli landings, in which the Royal Marine Forces took a prominent role, in June 1915 during the First World War.[6] He retired in June 1916.[7]
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