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{{CaptRN}} '''Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden''', Royal Navy (25 March, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Holden was born in Aston on Trent, the son of the Reverend J. S. Holden.<ref>Holden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} f. 310.</ref>
  
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Holden was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB077}} on 14 December, 1909.{{NLApr10|p. 399}}
 
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Holden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Star|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 382}}
 
Holden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Star|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 382}}
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==Great War==
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Holden was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Pott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>
  
 
On 11 January, 1917, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sceptre|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 904}}
 
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Holden was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sikh|f=t}} on 15 April, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 864}}
 
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Holden was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 29 June, 1932 and was placed on the Retired List that same day at his own request.<ref>Pott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>
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Holden was promoted to the rank of Acting {{CaptRN}} on 10 November, 1939.<ref>Pott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 13:29, 19 June 2015

Captain Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden, Royal Navy (25 March, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Holden was born in Aston on Trent, the son of the Reverend J. S. Holden.[1]

Holden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[2]

Holden was appointed in command of the T.B. 077 on 14 December, 1909.[3]

He was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 22 on 30 July, 1912.[4]

Holden was appointed in command of the destroyer Star on 3 February, 1914.[5]

Great War

Holden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[6]

On 11 January, 1917, he was appointed in command of the submarine Sceptre.[7]

Post-War

Holden was appointed in command of the destroyer Sikh on 15 April, 1919.[8]

Holden was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.[9]

Holden was promoted to the rank of Captain on 29 June, 1932 and was placed on the Retired List that same day at his own request.[10]

Holden was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 10 November, 1939.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lancelot A. W. Spooner
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 77 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 077
14 Dec, 1909[12] 		Succeeded by
Frank R. Gandy
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 22
30 Jul, 1912[13] 		Succeeded by
Alfred G. Peace
Preceded by
Kenneth F. Sworder 		Captain of H.M.S. Star
3 Feb, 1914[14] 		Succeeded by
George C. H. Lawson
Preceded by
Charles E. Hughes White 		Captain of H.M.S. Lark
13 Jan, 1916[15] 		Succeeded by
Frederick B. Noble
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Sceptre
11 Jan, 1917[16] 		Succeeded by
Ralph W. Wilkinson
Preceded by
Harold G. Campbell 		Captain of H.M.S. Sikh
15 Apr, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. 310.
  2. ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
  6. ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 864.
  9. ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
  10. ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
  11. ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395tt.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 864.

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