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John Nicholson Inglefield


John Nicholson Inglefield (1748–1828) was an officer in the British Royal Navy. John Nicholson Inglefield was the son of a ship's carpenter, Isaac Inglefield, and his wife, a sister of the ship designer Thomas Slade, (later Sir Thomas Slade). According to Captain Inglefield himself his paternal family was of Lancashire origin and distantly connected to that of the Englefields. Under the patronage of his maternal uncle, Thomas Slade, Inglefield joined the navy as a boy of 11 in 1759. In April 1766 he was rated
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and HMS "Courageux", and in 1778 in HMS "Robust" with Hood's brother Alexander. Aboard the "Robust" he was present at the First Battle of Ushant on 27 July. On 27 December 1773 at Baughurst, Hampshire, Inglefield married Ann Smith, daughter of a gentleman of Greenwich named Robert Smith. They had three daughters and one son, Samuel Hood Inglefield, who also went on to a distinguished naval career and was the father of Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield. In June 1779 Inglefield was promoted to
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John Nicholson Inglefield, and his uncle was the Arctic explorer Admiral Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in the training ship at the age of 13. Inglefield became a sub-lieutenant in 1874 and was promoted to lieutenant on 30 January 1877. He joined the screw corvette in 1878 on the East Indies Station and the flagship of the Channel Fleet, , in 1882. She was temporarily detached to the Mediterranean to take part in the Anglo-Egyptian War, and Inglefield was awarded the Khedive
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able seaman aboard the "Launceston": in May 1768 he was made lieutenant and moved into HMS "Romney" under the command of Sir Samuel Hood. This connection was to prove the most significant of Inglefield's career. Although Inglefield returned to the "Launceston" in October, by July 1769 he was back with Hood aboard the "Romney" and from that time forward his career was closely associated with his friend's. With him Inglefield left the "Romney" in December 1770, served in HMS "Marlborough"
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usual in such cases, the survivors were acquitted. Inglefield's spare and unsensational description of this disaster, "Captain Inglefield's narrative concerning the loss of the 'Centaur"' was published shortly afterwards. A dramatic painting of the incident in which those on the pinnace, thrusting off from the foundering "Centaur", pulled aboard a fifteen-year-old midshipman who had thrown himself from the wreck, was later made into a popular print. For three years Inglefield was given a home posting aboard the guardship HMS "
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Scipio" in the Medway. In 1786 however he and his wife were publicly involved in a marital dispute which led to a permanent breach. After accusing his wife of making advances towards a manservant, Inglefield demanded a separation. Denying the accusation, Mrs Inglefield sued him for desertion. Although she won her case in court, the marriage was irretrievably damaged and they appear never to have cohabited again. In 1788 Inglefield was posted to HMS "Adventure" (44 guns) which, joined later by HMS "Medusa" (
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Samuel Inglefield


Rear Admiral Samuel Hood Inglefield CB (1783–1848) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander in-Chief, East Indies and China Station. Born the son of John Nicholson Inglefield, Inglefield joined the Royal Navy in 1791. He was promoted to post-captain in 1807 and commanded HMS "Bacchante" at Jamaica in 1807 and assisted in the capture of the Spanish privateer "Amor de la Patria", and intercepted a Spanish armed vessel. The following year he captured the French brig "Griffon".
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command of the brig-sloop HMS "Lively" and in the October of the following year was promoted to post captain and posted to HMS "Barfleur" of 90 guns, in which his patron, Sir Samuel Hood, hoisted his flag. As captain of the flagship, Inglefield sailed to the West Indies and took part in the skirmish with the French fleet off Martinique in 1781. In August of the same year Hood transferred him to HMS "Centaur" (74 guns), which Inglefield commanded in three actions against
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of Inglefield and the crew over several days. Inglefield and eleven others escaped aboard the pinnace, though otherwise the ship's complement of some six hundred men was lost. Subsisting on a few bottles of French cordials, some spoilt bread, ship's biscuit and rainwater wrung out into a bailing cup, the survivors successfully navigated to Faial Island in the Azores after sixteen days of the most terrible privation that saw one of them, Thomas Matthews, die the day before they reached land. On returning to England and the court martial
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the French, culminating on 12 April 1782 at the Battle of the Saintes. It was however aboard the "Centaur" that Inglefield suffered the most harrowing episode of his career when, sailing for England with the convoy under Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Graves, his ship along with the others was struck by a hurricane. The "Centaur", an ageing ship, was severely damaged. Thrown upon her beam ends, dismasted in order to right herself and with her rudder gone, she eventually foundered despite the most strenuous efforts
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Benjamin Hallowell Carew


, Sir Benjamin Hallowell succeeded to the estates of the Carew family of Beddington, Surrey, on the death of his cousin, who had herself inherited them from her brother-in-law. In accordance with the terms of her will, he assumed the Carew name and coat of arms, becoming known as Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew. He died on 2 September 1834. Hallowell-Carew married Ann Inglefield, daughter of John Nicholson Inglefield. They were the parents of Captain Charles Hallowell-Carew R.N., who married Mary
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, forcing Captain John Nicholson Inglefield to take evasive action, a calculated insult. In consequence, Hood resolved that the frigates be eliminated so that the Republicans in Genoa would be coerced into withdrawing their support. To confront the French frigates, Hood diverted a powerful squadron from his fleet at Toulon. This force was led by Rear-Admiral John Gell in the 98-gun ship of the line HMS "St George" and included the 74-gun HMS "Bedford" under Captain Robert Mann, and HMS "Captain" under Captain Samuel Reeve
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44 guns), also under his command, patrolled the West Coast of Africa. In 1792 he served as one of the judges at the court-martial of the mutineers from , who had been captured on Tahiti. In 1793 he was serving in the Mediterranean aboard the frigate HMS "Aigle" (36 guns) and in 1794 was appointed captain of the fleet (chief of staff to the commander-in-chief). Towards the end of 1794 he returned to England with Samuel, now Viscount, Hood and
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French frigate Aigle (1782)


name. "Gloire" and "Racoon" escaped. The British commissioned "Aigle" under Captain Richard Creyk in December 1782 for the Leeward Islands station. She was paid off in August 1783. In December 1792 Captain John Nicholson Inglefield commissioned "Agile". On 7 April 1793 he sailed for the Mediterranean. Shortly thereafter, the British were dissatisfied with the actions of the neutral Genoa, in allowing the French frigate and two French tartanes to 'insult' and 'molest' "Aigle" while she was also in
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for Derbyshire and in retirement he was a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire. In 1903 he married Millicent Evelyn Cecilia Crompton (1866-16 November 1950), the heiress of the Derbyshire banker John Gilbert Crompton; they had two sons, Colonel John Frederick Crompton-Inglefield (who served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1938) and Gilbert Samuel Inglefield (later Sir Gilbert Samuel Inglefield ARIBA TD KCB GBE FRSA, Lord Mayor of London). Inglefield died on 8 August 1921 of septic poisoning, allegedly caused after an accident while rowing
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was thereafter a resident commissioner of the Navy Board, serving in Corsica, Malta, Gibraltar and Halifax, Nova Scotia. A commissioner's post was considered equivalent to the rank of rear admiral, but was only given to officers who had ended their active service. In 1799 he was placed on the list of retired captains. He died in Greenwich, Kent before 7 February 1828 when his will was proved. In his will he bequeathed his estate of some £8,300, apart from three annuities to relatives, to his two
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Gilbert Inglefield


Sir Gilbert Samuel Inglefield GBE KCB (1909–1991) was a British architect and Lord Mayor of London from November 1967 to November 1968. Inglefield was the son of Admiral Sir Frederick Samuel Inglefield KCB FRGS DL, and Millicent Evelyn Cecilia Crompton the heiress of the Derbyshire banker John Gilbert Crompton He was an Alderman of the City of London. In 1957, he was appointed chairman of the Barbican Committee, responsible for building the Barbican Estate, replacing Eric Wilkins, who had died. He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC
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Edward Augustus Inglefield


Admiral Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (27 March 1820 – 4 September 1894) was a Royal Navy officer who led one of the searches for the missing Arctic explorer John Franklin during the 1850s. In doing so, his expedition charted previously unexplored areas along the northern Canadian coastline, including Baffin Bay, Smith Sound and Lancaster Sound. He was also the inventor of the marine hydraulic steering gear and the anchor design that bears his name. bears his name, as do the Inglefield Land region and the Inglefield Gulf of Greenland. Augustus
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William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson


Phillips but in 1827 assumed his mother's surname of Nicholson) and Martha Nicholson (née Rhodes), Nicholson graduated from Leeds Grammar School in 1863 and entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, where he was awarded the Pollock Medal the following year. Nicholson was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 21 March 1865. From 1868 to 1871 he was employed on coastal fortification work in Barbados, West Indies. Following this he was posted to India, with the Public Works Department at Hyderabad, the Punjab Irrigation Branch
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Nicholson Cemetery, New Delhi


. Established in 1857, Nicholson Cemetery is the oldest Christian cemetery in Delhi NCR. It was known as the Old Delhi Military Cemetery or Kashmere Gate Cemetery until the early 1900s, when it was named after John Nicholson, a brigadier-general in the British Army. John Nicholson was born on 11 December 1821 in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Alexander Nicholson, was a physician. The Nicholson family moved to Lisburn, after the demise of Alexander in 1830. Nicholson was afterwards sent to the college at Dungannon. His
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Special Operations Volunteer Force


, although a military one, was controlled by the Special Branch. It was formed from surrendered communist insurgents. The goal was to put the guerrilla's experience to work for the British. SEP/CEP volunteers to the SOVF committed to serving for 18 months. They were paid at the same rate as the junior police officers and were based in the same police compounds from which other government forces operated. SEP/CEP volunteers were formed into platoons and placed under the command of a British police officer. At the start of
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Donald Nicholson (biochemist)


Donald Elliot Nicholson (16 Sep January 1916 – 12 May 2012) was a British scientist, best known for devising the charts of Biochemical cycles which have become a commonplace in the offices of clinical and bioscience staff worldwide. The son of a Methodist minister, Nicholson was born in Leek, Staffordshire. He had two brothers, including a twin, Kenneth. He attended Kingswood School in Bath prior to obtaining a degree in colour chemistry from Huddersfield Technical College in 1936. He worked as a researcher with fluorine compounds at his alma
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John Nicholson (East India Company officer)


Brigadier John Nicholson (11 December 1821 – 23 September 1857) was a British Victorian era military officer known for his role in British India. Born in Ireland, Nicholson moved to India at a young age and obtained a commission in the East India Company where he spent the majority of his life helping to expand British rule on the Company Raj's periphery in numerous conflicts such as the First Anglo-Afghan War and the First and Second Anglo-Sikh War. Nicholson created a legend for himself as a political officer under Henry
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William Graham Nicholson


William Graham Nicholson, PC, JP (11 March 1862 – 29 July 1942) was a British Liberal Unionist and later Conservative Party politician. Nicholson was born into a famous family of distillers, the son of William Nicholson and brother of John Sanctuary Nicholson, a notable military figure in Imperial Africa. He grew up in Basing Park at Froxfield, which later became his seat. He was educated at Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. Nicholson served as Director-General on Mobilisation in the Second Anglo-Boer War
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Inglefield Gulf


Inglefield Gulf or Inglefield Fjord (; ) is a fjord in northwestern Greenland. To the west, the fjord opens into the Baffin Bay. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality. Inglefield Gulf was named after English explorer Edward Augustus Inglefield. Qaanaaq is located in the northern entrance of the fjord. The village of Qeqertat is located in the Harvard Islands, in the inner area of the fjord. Together with Wolstenholme Fjord, Inglefield Gulf is one of the two main indentations in the stretch of coast between Cape York and Cape Alexander
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Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield


the Navy in 1906, he became the Secretary to Lloyd's of London, retaining the position until 1921. In 1935 he was listed in the "Directory of Directors" as the company chairman of the Rio de Janeiro Lighterage Company Ltd. He was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on 7 January 1918 and elevated to Knight Commander on 1 January 1919. Inglefield was a freemason, and was for many years a member of the Lutine Lodge, made up of employees of Lloyds
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William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson


-General of Mobilisation and Military Intelligence at Headquarters on 1 May 1901 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 4 November 1901. Nicholson was made a Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John on 5 March 1903 and made Chief Military Attaché to the Imperial Japanese Army in Manchuria in 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War. He was appointed Quartermaster-General to the Forces and Member of the Army Council on 18 December 1905 earning promotion to general on 23 October 1906. He was appointed as Chief of the General Staff
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Nicholson Cemetery, New Delhi


Nicholson Cemetery, formerly known as the Old Delhi Military Cemetery and the Kashmere Gate Cemetery, is a Christian cemetery located in Kashmere Gate, Delhi, India. It is located near the Kashmere Gate Metro Station and west of the Inter State Bus Terminal. It is the site of the earliest known Christian burials in Delhi NCR. The cemetery was established in 1857 and is named after Brigadier-General John Nicholson, a Victorian era military officer who played a pivotal role during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The St. James' Church
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Nicholson's Obelisk


Nicholson's Obelisk (), or 'Nicholson's Memorial', is a monument in Pakistan, erected in 1868 in honour of Brigadier-General John Nicholson, a famous military figure of the British Empire. It is situated at the Tarnol pass ( or Margalla Pass) of the Margalla Hills close to the twin cities of Rawalpindi–Islamabad en route to the historical town of Taxila. The granite obelisk, approximately tall, stands on a rocky prominence overlooking the Grand Trunk Road connecting Islamabad with Peshawar. There is also a
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John Sanctuary Nicholson


Brigadier-General John Sanctuary Nicholson, (19 May 1863 – 21 February 1924) was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1924. Born in Kensington, London, the son of William Nicholson and his wife Isabella. He was educated at Harrow and then in 1882 to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He was commissioned in 7th Hussars in February 1884 and in 1886 he spent eight years in India with his regiment before in 1894 being sent to Natal.
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Café Nicholson


Café Nicholson (originally at 147 East 57th St., and later at 323 East 58th Street) was a New York City restaurant that operated from 1948 to 1999. The establishment became a gathering place for members of the artistic, literary and cultural elite. Café Nicholson was opened in 1948 by Johnny Nicholson. Born John Bulica (born September 5 1916 in St. Louis) to Romanian immigrants and he later adopting an uncle's surname. Nicholson moved New York City after he was declared 4F and exempted from military service. He originally
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Inglefield, Indiana


Inglefield (also Sandersville) is a neighborhood within the northeastern part of the town of Darmstadt, Indiana, the second-largest city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, just north of Evansville along U.S. Route 41. The Inglefield post office has been in operation since 1869. Inglefield is located at (38.1080988, -87.5589070), with an elevation of 472 feet (144 m). The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Inglefield
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Clan Buchanan


(21 Sep 1745), John Hay, quarter-master of Prince Charles’ Jacobite Army, arrived at Glasgow 25 Sep 1745 with a letter demanding a loan of £15,000. Buchanan and five others were chosen to negotiate with Hay, and succeeded in obtaining a reduction to £5,500. On account of Buchanan's zeal in raising new levies on behalf of the government, the Jacobites demanded in December 1745 a special levy of £500 from him. Despite threats of military execution, he replied "they might plunder his
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Frederick Inglefield


Admiral Sir Frederick Samuel Inglefield, (29 April 1854 – 8 August 1921) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Fourth Sea Lord, was appointed as a Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy and commanded auxiliary patrol forces in World War I. After retirement he was a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire. Inglefield was born on 29 April 1854 to Colonel Samuel Inglefield of the Royal Artillery. He came from a long line of naval officers; his grandfather was Rear Admiral Samuel Inglefield, his great-grandfather was Captain
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John Nicholson (East India Company officer)


to spread the Christian civilization of the British Empire onto what he considered a heathen land. Following the return of the British forces from Afghanistan, Nicholson was first stationed at Peshawar, and later for two years at Moradabad. These two years were largely uneventful for Nicholson who mainly concerned himself with military matters and mastering the Urdu language. In November 1845, on passing his Urdu vernacular examination, Nicholson was posted to the Delhi Field Force which was being organised at that time, as the threat of a war with the Sikh Kingdom
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Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1853–1856


1854 Haines resigned Dec. 1854; replaced by Horatio Wills, January 1855 Langlands was unseated; replaced by successful appealer Frederick James Sargood, Oct. 1853 Mitchell resigned November 1853, replaced by Charles MacMahon James Murphy resigned Sep. 1855; replaced by Thomas Rae by-election Nov. 1855 Nicholson resigned May 1854; replaced by George Horne, by-election Sep. 1854 Parker resigned August 1854; replaced by Alfred Ross 12 August 1854 Pohlman resigned as nominee October 1854, elected for Ripon and Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth, January 1855.   Pohlman replaced
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Edward Augustus Inglefield


Inglefield was born on 27 March 1820. He was the son of Rear Admiral Samuel Inglefield. Inglefield set out from Britain on his search in July 1852, commanding Lady Franklin's private steamer , seven years after Franklin had left on his ill-fated search for the fabled Northwest Passage. Once Inglefield had reached the Arctic, a search and survey of Greenland's west coast was made; Ellesmere Island was resighted and named in honour of the president of the Royal Geographical Society. Smith Sound was penetrated further than any known records
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Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield


Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield, KBE (1861–1945) was a Victorian Royal Navy officer and later secretary of Lloyd's of London. He gave his name to the Inglefield clip, a device he patented in 1890 for quickly attaching signal flags. Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield born on 10 April 1861 at Wavertree, near Liverpool, Lancashire, the youngest son of Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820–1894), Arctic explorer and Royal Navy admiral. He married Julia Katherine Margaret née Wilson in 1887; in 1891 she submitted a petition for divorce
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John Hartnell


that Hartnell had a damaged right eye, and it is unclear whether this happened before or after his death. According to his grave marker, Hartnell died on Beechey Island, on 4 January 1846, at the age of 25. In 1852, an expedition sent to find Franklin and his men arrived at Beechey Island. Commanded by Edward A. Inglefield, the crew of the "Isabel" included a physician, Peter Sutherland. Inglefield published a journal reporting their findings. In 1984, professor of anthropology Owen Beattie from the University
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Bugby Chapel


bearing their initials. The next measures and names Ann Snashall (née Inglefield; d. 1858), two infant children and her father James Inglefield (d. 1864). Smaller and partly illegible, the next gravestone () commemorates Elizabeth Sloper (d. 1846?). Thomas Ellis (d. 1798) is named on a headstone, next to which is another measuring headstone which commemorates members of the Humphrey family: Mary (d. 1852) and John (d. 1866), five children who died between 1820 and 1854, and
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HMS Inglefield (D02)


HMS "Inglefield" was an leader built for the Royal Navy that served during World War II. She was the navy's last purpose-built flotilla leader. She was named after the 19th century Admiral Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-1894), and is so far the only warship to carry the name of that seafaring family. In May 1940, her pennant number was changed to I02. On the outbreak of war, "Inglefield" was deployed as the leader of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet,
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Hickey Nicholson


scored 16 goals and added 35 assists for a season's total of 51 points. In 1939-40, his points totalled 28, comprising 14 goal and the same number of assists. "Hickey" Nicholson quit professional hockey in 1940 to join the Canadian Army, where rose to the rank of Major. While serving in the European Conflict, he was awarded the Military Cross for Bravery. His last hockey performances were with the Canadian Army Team of the Halifax City league. John Ivan "Hickey" Nicholson died in Charlottetown
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Archibald Keightley Nicholson


Bloomsbury, along with a 1932 window dedicated to St Stephen Harding in the Musicians' Chapel at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, both in London. The latter church also contains a memorial window to him, by Gerald E. R. Smith, with the following inscription: The east window of 1902 at St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, is Nicholson's earliest commissioned work. It was installed in memory of two soldiers, and depicts Christ with St George and St Alban, both military saints. Nicholson also produced two
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Richard Baird Smith


hold on Delhi until the arrival of John Nicholson with reinforcements from the Punjab, and of the siege train from Phillour. Nicholson then joined Baird Smith in compelling Wilson to make the assault, which proved successful, on 14 September. Baird Smith was ably assisted by Captain Alexander Taylor, but Nicholson was unjust to Baird Smith in assigning to Taylor the chief credit for the siege operations. After the capture of Delhi he returned to Roorkee and to civil employment, and for a time the value of his military services was insufficiently recognized
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Edward Augustus Inglefield


1854, Inglefield found Belcher's ships abandoned, save one to which the crews had retreated. Most of these men returned with Inglefield to Britain. Soon after his return from the Arctic, Inglefield was sent to join the Crimean War in the Black Sea as captain of HMS "Firebrand", where he took part in the siege of Sevastopol. After the Crimean War, he captained a number of ships and continued to rise through the ranks. In 1869 he was made a rear admiral and three years later was appointed Admiral
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Inglefield Mountains


The Inglefield Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. The mountain range is mostly covered by ice fields, with granitic nunataks reaching a height of above sea level. Rocky cliffs border the coastal areas. Like most other mountain ranges in the Canadian Arctic, the Inglefield Mountains are part of the Arctic Cordillera. There have been very few sightings of wildlife in the Inglefield Mountains because the mountains are north of the Arctic tree line and because of the harsh cold climate. However, the areas nunataks may
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John Nicholson (East India Company officer)


in July 1839, Nicholson was ordered to join the 41st Native Infantry at Benares on temporary attachment. After spending four months being drilled on the realities of military life, he was transferred in December, as a regular Ensign, to the 27th Native Infantry based at Ferozepore. Nicholson's arrival in India had been too late to partake in the initial invasion of Afghanistan as part of the First Anglo-Afghan War. However, in November 1840, the 27th Native Infantry was ordered up to relieve one of the infantry units already
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John W. Nicholson


John W. Nicholson (born c. 1934) is an American retired Brigadier General of the United States Army who was appointed secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) by President George W. Bush in January 2005. Prior to this appointment, he served as Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he directed the National Cemetery Administration. He is a 1956 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he received the General MacArthur Leadership Award for his class, and
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Arkansas Territorial Militia


military career, and "General" John Harrington had not served in the regular Army at all! John Harrington used the title "Major" which was given to him in the Georgia Militia when he was appointed on 26 Sep 1792 to replace Major Middleton Woods. (Georgia Governors' Journals 1789–1798, Franklin County Page 86). The militia gave status-conscious early Arkansans an easy opportunity to win a military title at very little expense in effort. The death on December 30, 1828 of a French veteran of the American
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Nicholson, Kentucky


Nicholson is an unincorporated community in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States, located directly south of Independence. Nicholson is centered at the intersection of Kentucky Routes 17 and 16. Emergency Medical Services, fire prevention and suppression is provided by the Independence Fire District with policing provided by the Kenton County Police. The William E. Durr branch of the Kenton County Public Library is located in the Nicholson area. Opened in January 2007, it replaced the Independence Branch (1994–2006) on Taylor Mill Road. Its collection includes over 100,000 items.
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J&W Nicholson & Co


J&W Nicholson & Co was a London-based wine and spirits company founded by two brothers from the famous Nicholson gin family: John Nicholson (1778-1846) and William Nicholson (1780-1857) based in Clerkenwell. John and William Nicholson established Bowman & Nicholson on Woodbridge Street, Clerkenwell with their cousin John Bowman in 1802. Originally both from Cumberland, the Nicholson and Bowman families had been distilling spirits in London since the 1730s in Clerkenwell and in the 1770cumbrs at Three Mills, Bow. In 1809, the name
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John Stewart (financier)


John Stewart was a Canadian financier and railway builder. He was born in Nedd, Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland on 4 Dec 1860; died 24 Sep 1938 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He started building and contracting with the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline, and went on to build branch lines for them in the Kootenays and Alberta. His Company Foley, Welch and Stewart constructed the PGE, Grand Trunk Pacific, and Canadian Pacific railways in BC. Unfortunately, Stewart became embroiled in the PGE debacle, and was taken to
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John Francis Burnes


stations include Panama (1904, 1913), Santo Domingo (1905), Cuba (1906–1909),the Philippine Islands (1909–1910, 18 Jul 1913 – 30 Sep 1913), Nicaragua (5 Sep 1912 – 16 Jan 1913), Peking (1914), and France (1918). He was promoted to 1st sergeant in May 1907 and to sergeant major on 28 Sep 1916. On December 9, 1916, in a letter signed (by direction) by John A. LeJeune, Burnes was "designated to take the examination for
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John Montgomery (Maryland politician)


1809, he married Maria Nicholson (1775-1868). Maria was the daughter of Commodore James Nicholson and was the sister of Catherine "Kitty" Nicholson (wife of William Few), Hannah Nicholson (wife of Albert Gallatin), Frances "Fanny" Nicholson (husband of Joshua Seney), James Witter Nicholson (husband of Ann Griffin, daughter of Isaac Griffin), and Jehoiadden Nicholson (wife of James Chrystie). His children included sons John and James Nicholson Montgomery. He died in Baltimore on July 17
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HMS Inglefield (D02)


and was based at Malta. However, she was transferred to the Home Fleet before the end of September 1939 to patrol the Western Approaches. In this rôle, she escorted HM aircraft carrier , but was answering a distress signal from SS "Kafirstan" when "Courageous" was attacked and sunk. "Inglefield" searched in vain for the U-boat that sank the "Courageous". One month later, "Inglefield", along with her sister-ships and , sank U-boat off the southwest coast of
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HMS Inglefield (D02)


Polish destroyers which, along with four Royal Navy cruisers, made up the escort for HM Battleships , , and , HM Aircraft Carriers and in the Ionian Sea. "Inglefield"s main role was to search for U-boats and to bombard enemy positions ashore. Throughout the operations on Sicily, she was based at Malta. When the invasion of Italy took place, "Inglefield" supported the landings at Salerno in a similar way. After the beachhead was established, she formed the escort back to home waters, but was soon
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Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield


and Inglefield was appointed to the new flagship, , flying the flag of Admiral Michael Culme-Seymour. On 30 June 1895 he was promoted to commander, on the same day as his cousin, Frederick Inglefield, was promoted to captain. He continued to serve in the Mediterranean in the battleships and and in 1899 was appointed in command of on the South America station. He was promoted to captain on 17 July 1901. From 1901 to 1905 he served as Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence, during which time he worked on
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Bessbrook


became the busiest (military) heliport in Europe. Bessbrook is named from Elizabeth or Bess Nicholson, wife of Joseph Nicholson whose family had carried on a linen business in the district from 1806 until 1845. The 'brook' is a stream which runs through the outskirts of the village. Bessbrook was founded by John Grubb Richardson in 1845 as a 'model village', with spacious streets and squares surrounding a large linen mill owned by the Quaker Richardson family. As a social experiment it is similar to the model of the
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2017 Camp Shaheen attack


209th. US military spokesman John Thomas said the attack was "significant," and commended security forces for bringing the "atrocity to an end," while General John W. Nicholson Jr., overall commander of coalition forces, said, "The attack on the 209th Corps today shows the barbaric nature of the Taliban". The "New York Times" reported American military officials said they had intelligence that showed the Haqqani network was behind the attack. One senior United States military official said the intelligence showed the attack had been planned
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John W. Nicholson Jr.


and commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. Nicholson is the son of John W. Nicholson, also a former general officer in the United States Army, distantly related to British Brigadier John Nicholson (1822–1857). John W. Nicholson Jr. graduated from West Point in 1982 and was commissioned into the infantry. He earned a Bronze Star with "V" device as a paratroop lieutenant during the invasion of Grenada in 1983. He was a strategist for Eric Shinseki at the point of the 9/11 attacks. He went on to do six tours
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Gilbert Inglefield


Radio programme "Desert Island Discs" on 1 July 1968. On 23 September 1968, he laid the foundation stone of the relocated London Bridge, at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States. Inglefield was a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. From 1950 to 1976 he lived at Eggington House, the manor house of the village of Eggington, near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Gilbert Inglefield Middle School at Leighton Buzzard was named in his honour.
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Edward Augustus Inglefield


; Jones Sound was also searched; and a landing was made at Beechey Island in Lancaster Sound. No sign, however, of Franklin's expedition was found. Finally, before the onset of winter forced Inglefield to turn homewards, the expedition searched and charted much of Baffin Island's eastern coast. Despite finding no traces of the Franklin expedition, Inglefield was fêted on his return for the surveying his expedition had achieved. The Royal Geographical Society awarded him its 1853 Patron's Medal "for his enterprising survey of the coasts of
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Inglefield clip


clip, one at each end of the heading. Some flags have the top clip sewn directly onto the heading rather than a rope running through it. This allows these flags to be flown 'tight-up' against the top of the mast, gaff or yard arm. Lieutenant Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield invented these clips for attaching signalling flags whilst serving in HMS "Melita" in the early 1890s. The first set of prototype clips was made up in the Malta Dockyard and by 1895 Inglefield clips were standard issue to the British
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HMS Phoenix (1832)


-master, and was used to supply Sir Edward Belcher's expedition at Beechey Island. Inglefield carried the news of the discovery of the north-west passage by Robert McClure back to England in October 1853. Inglefield remained in command when she recommissioned at Woolwich on 21 February 1854, and she returned to Beechey Island to re-supply Belcher. Inglefield brought home the ship's company of HMS "Investigator", which had become trapped in the ice. As an Arctic storeship, she was ideal for employment in the Russian
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Samuel Inglefield


By 1827 Inglefield was commanding HMS "Ganges". Promoted to rear admiral in 1841, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Brazils and River Plate Station at a time when Uruguayan Civil War was underway. Inglefield took decisive action at this time to keep the Paraná River open so ensuring continuity of trade. He became Commander in-Chief, East Indies and China Station in 1846 and died while still serving in that role in 1848. He lived at Orpington in Kent. In 1816 he married Priscilla Margaret Otway
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USS Nicholson (DD-52)


USS "Nicholson" (Destroyer No. 52/DD-52) was an built for the United States Navy before the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of five members of the Nicholson family who rendered distinguished service in the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War: brothers James, Samuel, and John Nicholson; William Nicholson, son of John; and James W. Nicholson, grandson of Samuel. "Nicholson" was laid down by William
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Taxila, Pakistan


that a tour bus service would be launched between the Taxila Museum and Islamabad. In addition to the ruins of ancient Taxila, relics of Mughal gardens and vestiges of historical Grand Trunk Road are also found in Taxila. Nicholson's Obelisk, named in honour of Brigadier John Nicholson who died in during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, is a monument from the British era that welcomes travelers arriving from Rawalpindi/Islamabad. Taxila is home to Heavy Industries Taxila, a major Pakistani defence, military contractor, engineering conglomerate. The city's
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John W. Nicholson


holds a master's degree in public administration. He is an airborne ranger combat infantryman and served two and one-half years with infantry units in Vietnam. Other overseas assignments during his 30-year Army career included duty in Germany, Korea, Lebanon and Switzerland. Recommended for a Silver Star for action in Vietnam, the award was approved in 2009. He currently serves on the board of advisors of the Code of Support Foundation, a nonprofit military service organization. He is the brother of Jim Nicholson, a former Secretary of Veterans
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Military attaché


Tokyo. The agreed conditions that allow military attachés to gather information can be misunderstood with fatal results. United States military attaché Maj. Arthur D. Nicholson was killed March 24, 1985, while photographing a military installation in East Germany northwest of Berlin. He was reportedly observing from a point not marked off-limits, though near a place that was. According to Sgt. Jessie Schatz, Nicholson's driver, there were no warning shots and the Soviets refused to give Nicholson medical attention for nearly an hour. This activity had
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Edward Augustus Inglefield


Superintendent of Malta Dockyard. Promotions to vice admiral and then admiral followed, between which he was knighted. In 1878 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station. On 30 April 1857, Inglefield married Eliza Fanny Johnston (1836–1890), the daughter of Edward Johnston, Esq. of Allerton Hall, Liverpool. Together, they were the parents of four sons and one daughter: Inglefield retired in 1885. Thereafter he devoted much of his time to painting and his watercolours of Arctic landscapes were
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John Henry Nicholson


John Henry Nicholson (12 June 1838 – 30 June 1923) was an Australian teacher and writer. Nicholson was the son of John Nicholson, an oriental scholar of distinction, and the first English friend of Ludwig Leichhardt. Nicholson was born at Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, was educated at Croft House academy, and emigrated to New South Wales in 1854. He went to Queensland in 1859, opened a private school at Toowoomba in 1860, and in 1863 had a school at Warwick. He joined the Queensland education department
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Tunkhannock Creek (Susquehanna River tributary)


Jackson. It has an eastern branch that rises in Herrick Township to the east and north of Elk Mountain and a southern branch that rises near Montdale in Scott Township. Tunkhannock Creek's major tributaries include, Nine Partners Creek, East Branch Tunkhannock Creek, Horton Creek, Martins Creek, Hop Bottom Creek, and South Branch Tunkhannock Creek. The Erie Lackawanna Railway Tunkhannock Viaduct (called locally the "Nicholson Bridge"), featuring high, multiple concrete arches, passes over the creek near Nicholson. Tunkhannock Creek empties into the Susquehanna
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Norman Nicholson


in St George's Church, Millom. Nicholson's papers are in the John Rylands Library, Manchester Millom Discovery Centre houses information about Norman Nicholson. Nicholson's personal collection of published poetry was acquired by the John Rylands Library, Manchester, from his family. Norman Nicholson's home at 14 St George's Terrace has become a food shop and café; there is a blue plaque on the front of the property, commemorating Nicholson. This was inaugurated in Millom, Cumbria, on 31 March 2006, to celebrate and promote the
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William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson


on 1 July 1887. Nicholson was appointed Military Secretary to Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief in India on 1 July 1890 and granted the substantive rank of colonel on 1 January 1891. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the Queen's Birthday Honours 1891. He was employed with the Military Works Department, India as a Chief Engineer from 1893 and was appointed Adjutant General for the Punjab with rank of brigadier general in 1895. Nicholson saw service on the North West Frontier of India as Chief
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Helen Nicholson (historian)


Helen Nicholson FRHistS FLSW is Professor of Medieval History and former Head of the History Department at Cardiff University. She is an world-leading expert on the military religious orders and the Crusades, including the history of the Templars. Nicholson studied for a BA in Ancient and Modern History at St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford. Nicholson was awarded her PhD from the University of Leicester in 1990 following an Open Research Scholarship. Her doctoral thesis was entitled 'Images of the military orders, 1128-1291: Spiritual, secular
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Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War


The title was evocative of the contents; a history of the Canadian Army's organization and training in Canada, in Britain, and in the Pacific was given in simple prose, well researched and balanced. "Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War: Volume II. The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945" was first published on 15 Sep 1956 with a second, corrected edition appearing in Feb 1957. The book was written by Lieutenant Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, deputy director of the Historical Section, General
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History of War in Afghanistan (2001–present)


had become increasingly reliant on Afghan Special Forces to carry out the fight against ISIS and the Taliban – the 17,000-strong force is responsible for 70% of offensive military operations, an operational tempo that the commander of the international coalition, General John Nicholson acknowledged is difficult to sustain. As of December 2016, there are 9,800 US service members in Afghanistan, Nicholson told reporters at the Pentagon that the number of US forces would be reduced to 8,450 by 2017; the US and its 39 coalition partners in Afghanistan are committed to providing support
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John Nicholson (poet)


church. A play was written about the poet and first performed in 1993 in Salts Mill just metres from where the poet died. Poetry or Bust written by Tony Harrison is a tragi-comic tale that relates the life and sad death of the Airedale Poet. Tony Harrison has a bust of John Nicholson in his house. The Saltaire Sentinel runs a poetry competition each year entitled 'The John Nicholson Poetry Prize.' In 2011 the John Nicholson Prize was won by the Derbyshire Poet Martin Ward with the poem 'Saltaire at
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Sep Lambert


though, against Scotland in 1920 and against the Irish Military and Scotland in 1921. In all matches for Ireland, Sep Lambert scored 342 runs at an average of 20.12, with a top score of 60 not out against Oxford University in May 1902, his only half-century for Ireland and also his top first-class score. He took ten catches and no stumpings. Sep Lambert came from a cricketing family. His brother Bob was one of Ireland's finest cricketers, and his nephew Ham also played cricket for Ireland
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John W. Nicholson Jr.


Francis H. Kearney III and Marine investigator Patrick Pihana, of gross errors in judgment in false accusations against a seven member Marine elite commando force in 2007.  The group was expelled from Afghanistan in 2007 amid unproven allegations that they massacred innocent bystanders in the frantic minutes following an ambush. They were cleared of wrongdoing more than a year later, after the case was heard by a military court.  However, Nicholson and Kearney did little to set the record straight for 11 years.  The group was fully vindicated in report approved in January
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St John the Baptist's Church, Longbridge


of Bromsgrove. The central figure is of St John the Baptist holding a cross, with a lamb lying on the Bible. Around him are depictions of Elijah with a raven, Isaiah with a branch, Ezekiel with a wheel and Jeremiah with a scroll. The church was used by the architect as a model for St Boniface’s Church, Quinton which was built 2 years later. A two manual organ from St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath was installed in 1958 by Nicholson and Co of Worcester. A specification of
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


Conscience Foundation Public Service Award Sep 23, 2008 Remarks by Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte Deputy Secretary highlights honorees at the 2008 ACF Annual Awards Dinner Sep 23, 2008 Address by Nicolas Sarkozy President of the French Republic is recipient of the 2008 Appeal of Conscience World Statesman Award Sep 23, 2008 Address by Henry A. Kissinger Henry Kissinger gives address on behalf of Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, at the ACF 2008 Annual Awards Dinner Sep 21, 2005 Foreign Minister Alexander Downer Acceptance of the World Statesman Award on behalf of
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John H Nicholson


John Henry Nicholson (1889 - 1972) was the second Principal of University College Hull, and the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull. Dr John H Nicholson was educated at the University of Oxford, where he gained a 'double first' in theology. His scholarly interests centred on 'extra-mural education'. He taught at the University of Bristol and later was made a professor at what was to become Newcastle University (then part of the University of Durham). Nicholson was the second Principal of
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Union Shield – 2011


Union Shield – 2011 () is a joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise, which took place from Sep 16 until Sep 22, 2011. Russian Defence Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov officially announced that the joint military exercise "Union Shield" is to take place in September 2011 after the meeting with his counterparts - Mykhailo Yezhel (the Ukrainian Defence Minister) and Yuri Zhadobin (the Defence Minister of the Republic of Belarus), which was held in Minsk, April, 2011. The concept for the exercise was being developed jointly by the
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John French, 1st Earl of Ypres


, from visits to troops, including a talk with Haig who agreed with him that the troops needed rest and replacements (4 Sep) he found his staff had agreed to two plans. Murray had been visited by Gallieni (Military Governor of Paris) and Maunoury (French Sixth Army, and currently under Gallieni's command) and had drawn up plans for an attack suggested by them. Wilson, on Sir John's orders, had travelled to meet Franchet d'Esperey and had agreed to the plan which became the basis for Joffre
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John Nicholson (naval officer)


John Nicholson (1756 – 1844) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. The son of Joseph and Hannah Scott Nicholson, he was born in Chestertown, Maryland. John Nicholson entered the Continental Navy as Lieutenant in October 1776 and the next month was promoted to Captain to command sloop "Hornet". After the war, he was elected as a member of the Maryland Society of the Cincinnati in 1786. He was active in public affairs for many years in Maryland, where he died in the
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Inglefield Gulf


. On the northern shore of the fjord there is a branch, the Bowdoin Fjord, and on the southern there are two, the Academy Bay in the inner fjord with the Leidy Glacier at its head and the narrow Olrik Fjord running roughly from east to west. The Heilprin Glacier, flowing from the Greenland Ice Sheet in the east, is the largest glacier that has its terminus in the fjord. The Tracy Glacier has its terminus further north near Josephine Peary Island in a bay at the northern side of the head of
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Camper and Nicholsons


Charles's son John Nicholson began to assist with the design office. In 1939 it was one of John's designs which moved the company forward, when he designed a "batch" of six sloops. The first was named Cinder and was owned by C E Nicholson for many years. She was later renamed Ellen Sophia and was still sailing in 2010. This productionised philosophy was developed further during the war years to enable the company to address the mass-market afterwards. John's cousin Charles A. Nicholson, universally known as
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Syed Ata Hasnain


. His unique and innovative approach defined as "Playing Friend Not God" has been widely appreciated as the new HR management mantra across domains in and outside the military. On 7 Sep 2013, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain was awarded his first civilian honor by the Capital Foundation Society of Delhi. He received the award from the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari. The award was for Military leadership of an exceptional order. On 9 Sep 2013, the General Officer spoke at the Global Town Hall organized by the US
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John Nicholson (East India Company officer)


the 'Hero of Delhi' and the 'Lion of the Punjab'. In the decades following the events of the Indian mutiny, Nicholson became a household name and his life was widely eulogized by late-nineteenth century historians who espoused Nicholson as a martyr of British imperialism, with the historian John William Kaye describing Nicholson as "one of the purest hearts and one of the soundest Heads in all our Christian community". Shifting attitudes to race and imperialism in the second half of the twentieth century has caused Nicholson's legacy
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Hickey Nicholson


John Ivan "Hickey" Nicholson (September 9, 1911 – November 22, 1956) was a professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League. Born Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, he played with the Chicago Black Hawks. Hockey - Major John Ivan "Hickey" Nicholson Inducted Date:Jul 18, 1976 Inducted By: Gordon S. Storey (1975) John Ivan "Hickey" Nicholson was born on September 9, 1912 in Charlottetown, P.E.I. He learned the basics of hockey while a student at
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Nicholson & Co Ltd


Nicholson & Co. Ltd manufactures pipe organs. It was founded in 1841 by John Nicholson. Its work encompasses the creation of new instruments as well as historical restorations, rebuilds and renovations. In 2013, the firm completed the first wholly new instrument in a British cathedral since 1962 at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff. The Nicholsons were a family of organ builders originating from Rochdale, Lancashire, in the North of England. John Nicholson moved to Worcester in 1840 and soon afterwards he moved his workshop to Palace Yard, close to the cathedral
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The Lawns


England, maintained by Historic England. Nicholson Hall was the fifth hall of the planned 12 halls of residence upon the Lawns Complex. It takes its name from the principal of Hull University College 1935 John Nicholson. John Nicholson led the campaign to achieve the college's independence, which eventuated on 13 May 1954. Nicholson Hall house's approximately 142 students in both medium and en-suite rooms. This is the only self-catered Hall on the Lawns Complex. Most rooms have washbasins and a balcony. In 2009 Nicholson Hall
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Christopher Robert Nicholson


investigation branch) served Zuma an indictment to stand trial in the High Court on various counts of racketeering, money laundering, corruption and fraud. Zuma appealed against the charges and on 12 September 2008 Nicholson held that Zuma's corruption charges were unlawful on procedural grounds. In his judgment Nicholson also wrote that he believed that there was political interference in the timing of the charges being brought against Zuma. Although this was initially denied by Mbeki, Mbeki was forced to resign on 20 September 2008. Nicholson's ruling dismissing the charges against
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John N. Hungerford


Newell (Mar. 2, 1813-Feb. 5, 1890); Ruth (May 24, 1815- ?); Asahel Smith (Feb. 10, 1817-May 3, 1900); Paulina Rolinda (Feb. 28, 1819- ?); Celinda (Sep. 21, 1821-Jan. 18, 1895); Elias B. (Sep. 1, 1822- ?) Hungerford. On January 9, 1827, John's father Lot died, leaving his one-year-old son to the care of his mother and siblings. Although John did not remember
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Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson


Donenfeld and Jack Liebowitz in 1937". However, wrote comics historian Gerard Jones: Wheeler-Nicholson "gave up on the world of commerce thereafter and went back to writing war stories and critiques of the American military" in addition to straight "articles on politics and military history". He died on September 21, 1965 on Long Island, in New York. While studying at the École Supérieure de Guerre in Paris, France, after World War I, Wheeler-Nicholson met Elsa Sachsenhausen Bjorkböm. They were married in
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James Nicholson (naval officer)


James Nicholson (1737 – 2 September 1804) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Nicholson was born in 1737 in Chestertown, Maryland. He was born into the prestigious Nicholson family of Maryland, a son of Joseph Nicholson (1709–1787) and Hannah (née Smyth) Nicholson (1708–1767). Among his siblings was younger brothers Samuel and John Nicholson, who were also officers in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War He was also uncle to William Nicholson, an officer in the United States Navy
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Lothian Nicholson


Lieutenant-General Sir Lothian Nicholson (19 January 1827 – 27 June 1893) was Governor of Gibraltar. He was the son of George Thomas Nicholson and his wife Anne Elizabeth Smith, daughter of William Smith. Educated at Mr Malleson's School in Hove and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Nicholson was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Engineers in 1846. In 1855 he was sent to the Crimean War where he took part in the Siege of Sevastopol. In 1857 Nicholson went to Calcutta to help suppress the Indian Rebellion
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9th Infantry Division (Philippines)


22nd IB and 42nd IB were reassigned from 2ID to the 9th Brigade (Sep) to constitute as the initial organic Battalions of the Bde (Sep) while 31st IB and two (2) Batteries of 4FAB and two (2) Companies of LABde were also placed under OPCON of the Brigade (Sep). On January 12, 2004, the 9th Infantry Division (Provisional) was activated pursuant to GO Nr 56, HPA dated January 26, 2004. It was then under the Command of MAJ GENERAL JOHN D BOLHAYON
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John Rumney Nicholson


Sir John Rumney Nicholson (25 March 1866 – 22 November 1939) was a British engineer. Nicholson was born at Langwathby in 1866, the son of Isaac Nicholson, and was educated at St Bees School. His family was stated to be from Bolton, Cumbria. He entered the works of Black, Hawthorn and Co. in Gateshead in 1883. He was resident engineer in charge of the erection of the first generating station of the Newcastle Electric Supply Company at Pandon Dene in 1889. He then went to Venezuela, and returned
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