Hazelton Nicholl
| Sir Hazelton Nicholl | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 January 1882 |
| Died | 14 August 1956 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands held |
No. 84 Squadron No. 110 Squadron No. 70 Squadron RAF Calshot No. 23 Group Central Area Middle East Command |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Air Vice Marshal Sir Hazelton Robson Nicholl KBE CB (14 January 1882 – 14 August 1956) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Middle East Command.
RAF career
Nicholl served as a private soldier in the London Scottish Volunteers in the Second Boer War and then transferred to the South Rhodesia Volunteers in 1903.[1] He was commissioned into the Royal Flying Corps Special Reserve in 1915 during World War I and served as a pilot with No. 8 Squadron before instructing at the Central Flying School and then becoming Officer Commanding No. 84 Squadron and subsequently Officer Commanding No. 110 Squadron on the Western Front.[1]
After the War he became a Staff Officer at the Air Ministry before being appointed Officer Commanding No. 70 Squadron in 1926.[1] He was made Deputy Director of Training and then Deputy Director of Personal Services before becoming Deputy Director of Manning at the Air Ministry in 1931.[1] He went on to be Station Commander at RAF Calshot in 1932, Air Officer Commanding No. 23 Group in 1933 and Air Officer Commanding Central Area in 1934.[1] After that he was made a Member of the Air Board of the Royal Australian Air Force in 1935, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Middle East Command in 1938 and Air Officer for Administration at Headquarters Fighter Command in 1939, the post he held in the early years of World War II.[1] He retired in 1942.[1]
He retired to Scotland and became Controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Hazelton Nicholl
- ↑ Correspondence Flight International, 31 August 1956
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stanley Goble |
Air Member for Personnel (RAAF) 1935-1937 |
Succeeded by Stanley Goble |
| Preceded by Cuthbert MacLean |
Air Officer Commanding Middle East Command 1938 – 1939 |
Succeeded by Sir William Mitchell |