Alexander Nicholson (police officer)
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Alexander Nicholson was an Australian police officer and Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 1922 to 1925.[1] Nicholson was Chief Commissioner at the time of the 1923 Victorian police strike.[2]
Quick Facts 9th Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, Monarch ...
Alexander Nicholson | |
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9th Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police | |
In office 8 February 1922 ā 10 August 1925 | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor | George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke |
Preceded by | John Gellibrand |
Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Blamey |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander Nicholson c1863 |
Died | (1928-03-08)8 March 1928 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Police officer |
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As a constable, Nicholson received a special stripe for valour for his role in an incident at a pub in Lake Wendouree, a suburb of Ballarat, in 1898. Armed only with a truncheon, Nicholson attempted to arrest a drunk armed with a revolver who had taken over the bar. Nicholson was shot at three times in the course of the arrest; all three bullets passed through his coat and one grazed his thumb.[3]