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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] the Honourable '''Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court''', Royal Navy, Retired ([[16 February]], [[1869]] – [[21 October]], [[1934]]) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] {{HON}} '''Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court''', Royal Navy, Retired (16 February, 1869 – 21 October, 1934) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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==Early Life & Career==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27448/supplements/4198 (Supplement) no. 27448.  p. 4198.]  26 June, 1902.</ref>
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Holmes-à-Court was appointed to ''President'' on 1 September, 1907, for duty with the [[Inspector of Target Practice (Royal Navy)|Inspector of Target Practice]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 29 August, 1907.  Issue '''38424''', col C, p. 4.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28096/pages/34 no. 28096.  p. 34.]  3 January, 1908.</ref>
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Holmes-à-Court was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 10 February, 1919.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31201/pages/2738 no. 31201.  p. 2738.]  25 February, 1919.</ref>
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==Bibliography==
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*"Vice-Admiral Holmes-à-Court" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 25 October, 1934.  Issue '''46894''', col B, pg. 17.
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==Service Records==
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Revision as of 20:53, 13 August 2017

Vice-Admiral THE HONOURABLE Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court, Royal Navy, Retired (16 February, 1869 – 21 October, 1934) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902.[1]

Holmes-à-Court was appointed to President on 1 September, 1907, for duty with the Inspector of Target Practice.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December.[3]

Holmes-à-Court was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 10 February, 1919.[4]

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral Holmes-à-Court" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 25 October, 1934. Issue 46894, col B, pg. 17.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George C. Cayley 		Captain of H.M.S. Leander
3 Apr, 1909[5] – 8 Feb, 1910[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Noel Grant
Preceded by
Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair 		Captain of H.M.S. Sapphire
8 Feb, 1910[6][Fact Check] 		Succeeded by
Noel Grant
Preceded by
? 		Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla
8 Feb, 1910[7] 		Succeeded by
Noel Grant
Preceded by
Ronald A. Hopwood 		Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
20 Dec, 1910[8] – 5 Jan, 1912 		Succeeded by
Henry W. Grant
Preceded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson 		Captain of H.M.S. St. Vincent
5 Jan, 1912 – 10 Dec, 1912 		Succeeded by
William W. Fisher
Preceded by
Horace L. A. Hood 		Captain of H.M.S. Racer
1 Aug, 1914[9] 		Succeeded by
Francis A. Trepess
Preceded by
Rudolf W. Bentinck 		Captain of Royal Naval College, Osborne
1 Aug, 1914[10] 		Succeeded by
Henry F. G. Talbot

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 29 August, 1907. Issue 38424, col C, p. 4.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 339.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 372.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 372.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 367.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397l.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 376.

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