General Major Thomas Brinsley
Nicholson
Male
Jamaica
1876-03-15
Madras, India
1939-11-21
London, England


About

From the internet:

Major Thomas Brinsley Nicholson was an Indian-born coffee planter. He served in the Boer War as a Trooper in Lumsden’s Horse, being present in the actions at Karee Siding, Houtnek, Vet River and Zand River, together with those around Johannesburg and Pretoria. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the West India Regiment in July 1900 and was promoted Lieutenant the following year.

He was appointed Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion W.I.R. in Sierra Leonne in 1904, attaining the rank of Captain in 1913. In the Great War he served on the staff of the Governor-General of Jamaica as Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master General. Promoted Major in 1919, he received the O.B.E. for his war services.



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Archive statistics 1906 - 1924
9
24
15


Tournament wins 1920 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1919 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1918 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1917 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1913 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1912 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1911 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1910 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1909 - Jamaica (Amateur)


Tournaments Jamaican International Championships - 1924 Jamaica - 1923 Jamaica - 1922 Wimbledon - 1921 Jamaica - 1920 Jamaica - 1919 Jamaica - 1918 Jamaica - 1917 Wimbledon - 1914 Queens Club Tournament - 1914 Jamaica - 1914 Jamaica - 1913 Jamaica - 1912 Jamaica - 1911 Jamaica - 1910 Jamaica - 1909 Suffolk Championships - 1909 Jamaica - 1906

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