Biographical Data
Nicholson, Leo E. If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Flight Sub-Lieutenant (RNAS)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	00/00/1896	Death	28/10/1947
Place	Winnipeg	Place	Vancouver
Area	MB	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
After his naval service he worked in Hollywood as an agent and as a director. He was a sportscaster with radio stations KNX and KFI in Los Angeles California. About 1930 he moved to Vancouver BC. He was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1967.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in H.M.S. Manxman (Aircraft Carrier) 1916. (He was demobilized.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press; Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997)
Last update
2011-02-15 00:00:00

Disclaimer: We are a group of volunteers, and this is not an "official" site. The information on this site is for informational purposes only and for the enjoyment of floating heritage. The Nauticapedia Project, its volunteers and its contributing authors assume no liability for any inaccurate or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. The information contained about each individual, vessel and firm has been checked to the best of our ability but may contain unintended inaccuracies or omissions. Please cite the source of the information you quote from these articles and database searches.

© 2002-2023