Sir (Sidney) Richard Carlyle Nelson
(1907-2001), Air MarshalSitter in 1 portrait
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Will Nelson
22 January 2020, 17:54
Air Marshal Sir Richard Nelson was my grandfather, born in Ponoka, Alberta in Canada in 1907, after graduating with a medical degree from the University of Alberta he travelled to the UK in the 1930's where he joined the RAF and eventually rose to be the Director-General RAF Medical Services from 1962 to 1967. He passed away at his home in Burley, Hampshire in the UK in 2001.
R Keith Greenwood
12 August 2020, 15:40
Having retired from the RAF, Sir Richard joined Nicholas Research Institute, Medical Department, Slough, in 1967 as Medical Director. Subsequently, he combined this position with that of Director of Research, on a temporary basis, until his retirement in October 1972. The short extract goes on to add, "The company is delighted that Sir Richard will be maintaining his links", and that he is, "a keen and efficient fly fisherman." [Referrence Nicholas International Limited Annual Report 1972 p 31] In 1975 Nicholas International, closed their Research & Development at Slough, making some 250 staff redundant. In 1974 he was kind enough to act as one of my referrees for my application as a student of the Middle Temple.