Nixon, Edward Atcherley Eckersall

He was the father of Captain C.P. Nixon RCN.

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RN (With seniority dated 15/01/1892).

He served in H.M.S. Britannia 1892.

He served in H.M.S. Endymion 1894.

He served in H.M.S. Narcissus (Channel Squadron).

He was appointed as a Midshipman (With seniority dated 15/03/1894).

He served in H.M.S. Centurion (Battleship, Flagship of China Station) 1894.

He served in HMS Tamar 1895.

He served in HMS Centurion 1896.

He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 15/09/1897).

He served in H.M.S. Champion 1897.

He served in H.M.S. Columbine (Tender to H.M.S. Renown on Newfoundland Fisheries Patrol) 1898. (He was qualified as a Navigating Officer.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 01/04/1900).

He served in H.M.S. Perseus (Somaliland Campaign) 1900.

He served in H.M.S. Topaze 1904.

He served in H.M.S. Juno (Cruiser in the Home Fleet) 1904.

He served in H.M.S. Crescent.

He served in H.M.S. Venture (East Indies Station) 1905.

He served in H.M.S. St. George 1906.

He served in H.M.S. London 1907.

He served in H.M.S. Swiftsure (Battleship in the Mediterranean Fleet) 1908.

He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RN (With seniority dated 01/04/1908).

He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RN (Retired) 1910, (Transferred to RCN 1910). (He retired from the RN on 06/12/1910 to join the RCN.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (Canadian Naval Force) (With seniority dated 06/12/1910).

He served in HMCS Niobe For Duty at the Royal Naval College of Canada 1910.

He served in HMCS Diana 1914.

He was appointed as a Commander RN (With seniority dated 01/08/1915).

He served as Commander- in-Charge Royal Naval College of Canada 1915.

He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1918).

He served as Senior Naval Officer Coast of British Columbia 1921. (He was released.) (He was qualified for duties as a Navigating Officer.

He served in the Somaliland Campaign.)