GB 0099 KCLMA Nichols - NICHOLS, Capt Charles Alfred Godfrey RN (1898-1986)

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GB 0099 KCLMA Nichols Created [1984-1985] Collection (fonds) 3 files

Born in 1898; joined Royal Navy, 1916; Lt, 1920; Lt Cdr, 1928; Capt, 1941; commanded HMAS SHROPSHIRE in the Pacific Ocean, 1944-1945; died in 1986.

Presented to the Centre by the family in 1987.

Papers relating to his service on HMAS SHROPSHIRE in the Pacific Ocean, 1944-1945, dated [1984-1985], principally comprising ''Shropshire' in the Philippines', a pamphlet on the service of HMAS SHROPSHIRE in the Philippines, 1944-1945, including the Battle of Leyte, Oct 1944, and the landings at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Jan 1945, written by Frank Hoolahan and published for New South Wales Branch of the Canberra-Shropshire Association, [1984-1985]; Shropshire Times, 25 Oct 1984, special edition commemorating the service of the HMAS SHROPSHIRE in the Philippines, 1944-1945; printed texts of lectures by John C Date to the Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1984-1985, notably on the Battle of Savo Island, Solomon Islands, 9 Aug 1942, and the Battle of Leyte, Philippines, 22-26 Oct 1944.

3 files

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
English

Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/htm.top

Decorations: DSO, LVO
Jun 1997 Lingayen Gulf South Pacific Savo Island Shropshire Europe Western Europe UK England London HMAS Shropshire International relations Information sciences Communications media Publications Periodicals Newspapers Military engineering Warfare Maritime warfare Transport Vehicles Ships State security Armed forces Colonial forces International conflicts War Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Organizations Military organizations Luzon Philippines South East Asia New South Wales Australia Oceania Solomon Islands Leyte Asia and the Pacific Oceans Pacific Ocean

Presented to the Centre by the family in 1987.

Papers relating to his service on HMAS SHROPSHIRE in the Pacific Ocean, 1944-1945, dated [1984-1985], principally comprising ''Shropshire' in the Philippines', a pamphlet on the service of HMAS SHROPSHIRE in the Philippines, 1944-1945, including the Battle of Leyte, Oct 1944, and the landings at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Jan 1945, written by Frank Hoolahan and published for New South Wales Branch of the Canberra-Shropshire Association, [1984-1985]; Shropshire Times, 25 Oct 1984, special edition commemorating the service of the HMAS SHROPSHIRE in the Philippines, 1944-1945; printed texts of lectures by John C Date to the Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1984-1985, notably on the Battle of Savo Island, Solomon Islands, 9 Aug 1942, and the Battle of Leyte, Philippines, 22-26 Oct 1944.

3 files

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.

• inglés

• latín

English

Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/htm.top

Decorations: DSO, LVO

Decorations: DSO, LVO

• inglés