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{{ViceRN}} '''Reginald Vesey Holt''' (26 May, 1884 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} '''Reginald Vesey Holt''', C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O. (26 May, 1884 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Holt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1906, being appointed to the {{UK-Hart|f=t}} on the [[China Station]] that day in lieu of a Sublieutenant.  He was invalided on 13 July however.  On 12 August, he was deemed too sick to travel and had to spend some time convalescing in Yokohama.  He did arrive (in England, it is assumed) on 26 November, but was still suffering from remittent fever.  On 10 December, he was finally found fit, having apparently traveled to Austria for treatment.  He was appointed to a two year stint in the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} in the Home Fleet on 10 January, 1907.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
  
Holt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
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Following two months of physical training in early 1909, Holt was appointed {{LiCRN}} of the {{UK-TB055|f=t}} on 1 March, 1909.  In December, he moved over to command the {{UK-TB85}}.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
  
Holt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
 
 
Holt was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
 
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Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Itchen|f=t}} on 14 April, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 334}}
 
Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Itchen|f=t}} on 14 April, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 334}}
  
 
On 9 August, 1913, Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Itchen|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 332}}
 
On 9 August, 1913, Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Itchen|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 332}}
  
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Holt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1914.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
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==Great War==
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Redoubt|f=t}} on 18 January, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 891}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Redoubt|f=t}} on 18 January, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 891}}
  
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Holt attacked a submarine with {{UK-Redoubt}} on 18 May, 1917 and was awarded a D.S.O. for the effort, gazetted 20 July.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
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Holt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
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==Post-War==
 
Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rowena|f=t}} in April, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 857}}
 
Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rowena|f=t}} in April, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 857}}
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Holt was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1925.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
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Holt was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 22 June, 1936.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Holt was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 15 December, 1939.  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 4 May, 1940.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
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In 1942, [[Cosmo Moray Graham]] returned from Burma to relieve Holt as Flag Officer in Charge, [[Humber]].
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Reginald+Vesey+Holt Service Records]
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Reginald+Vesey+Holt Service Records]
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Vesey_Holt}}
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Vesey_Holt}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Anstey Yonge|Reginald A. Yonge]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 85 (1889)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 85]]'''<br>Dec, 1909<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>{{NLApr10|p. 401}} &ndash; 17 Jun, 1910<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Lionel Meyrick Coxon|Henry L. M. Coxon]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Englefield Evans|Alfred E. Evans]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 16 (1907)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 16]]'''<br>19 Dec, 1914<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 400}} &ndash; 3 Feb, 1916<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Conyngham Charles Denison|Conyngham C. Dennison]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Louis Forbes|James L. Forbes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mastiff (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mastiff'']]'''<br>3 Feb, 1916<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 396''b''}} &ndash; 18 Jan, 1917<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin Alexander Gordon Hutchison|Colin A. G. Hutchison]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Redoubt (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Redoubt'']]'''<br>18 Jan, 1917<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>{{NLMar19|p. 891}} &ndash; 15 Apr, 1919<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>{{NLMar19|p. 891}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Fawcett|John Fawcett]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Gordon Ramsey|Charles G. Ramsey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vampire (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vampire'']]'''<br>16 Nov, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 278}} &ndash; ''c''. Jul, 1925<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7576679}} f. 208.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel George Dawson|Lionel G. Dawson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Marsden|Arthur Marsden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Maenad (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Maenad'']]'''<br>15 Apr, 1919<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; 16 Aug, 1919<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Norman Atherton Wodehouse|Norman A. Wodehouse]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth|Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]]'''<br>Dec, 1934{{MackieRNSA}} &ndash; Dec, 1936{{MackieRNSA}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percy Ralph Passawer Percival|Percy R. P. Percival]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rowena (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rowena'']]'''<br>Apr, 1920<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 857}} &ndash; Feb, 1922<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin Rose St. George Tucker|Colin R. St. G. Tucker]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|Lewis G. E. Crabbe]]'''|'''[[China Station|Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze]]'''<br>Jan, 1938{{MackieRNSA}} &ndash; 1939{{MackieRNSA}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Thornton Amedroz|Reginald T. Amedroz]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vanity (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vanity'']]'''<br>17 Aug, 1922<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; Nov, 1922<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Antony Simpson|Henry A. Simpson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry de Beauvoir Tupper|Henry de B. Tupper]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vampire (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vampire'']]'''<br>16 Nov, 1922<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; Jun, 1923<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Vesey Holt|Reginald V. Holt]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick|Walter F. Smithwick]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vesper (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vesper'']]'''<br>''c''. Jun, 1923<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; Sep, 1923<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Valentine Maurice Wyndham-Quin|Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Vesey Holt|Reginald V. Holt]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vampire (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vampire'']]'''<br>Sep, 1923<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 278}} &ndash; Aug, 1925<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel George Dawson|Lionel G. Dawson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Oliver Brudenell Seymour Osborne|Edward O. B. S. Osborne]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Malcolm (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Malcolm'']]'''<br>Jan, 1925<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; 8 Feb, 1925<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7576679}} f. 208.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Willington Clarence Orby Shelton|John W. C. O. Shelton]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Oliver Brudenell Seymour Osborne|Edward O. B. S. Osborne]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla'''</small>|'''[[Fifth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Commander (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>Jan, 1925<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; 8 Feb, 1925<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7576679}} f. 208.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Oliver Brudenell Seymour Osborne|Edward O. B. S. Osborne]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla'''</small>}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Cronyn Tovey|John C. Tovey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bruce (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bruce'']]'''<br>13 Sep, 1926<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; 4 Jan, 1927<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Malcolm Raphael Joseph Maxwell-Scott|Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Cronyn Tovey|John C. Tovey]]'''|'''[[Eighth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>13 Sep, 1926<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; 4 Jan, 1927<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Malcolm Raphael Joseph Maxwell-Scott|Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Cronyn Tovey|John C. Tovey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Campbell (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Campbell'']]'''<br>10 Jan, 1927<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; 4 Sep, 1928<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Spencer Vaughan Phillips|Thomas S. V. Phillips]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Cronyn Tovey|John C. Tovey]]'''|'''[[Sixth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>10 Jan, 1927<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; 4 Sep, 1928<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Spencer Vaughan Phillips|Thomas S. V. Phillips]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|Colin A. M. Sarel]]'''|'''[[Bermuda Royal Dockyard|Captain in Charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda]]'''<br>18 Oct, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 253}} &ndash; Nov, 1930<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Bradford Maltby|Henry B. Maltby]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Arthur Buckley|Frederick A. Buckley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shropshire (1928)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shropshire'']]'''<br>Aug, 1933{{MackieRNW}} &ndash; Nov, 1934{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Eric Campbell Tait|William E. C. Tait]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Norman Atherton Wodehouse|Norman A. Wodehouse]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth|Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]]'''<br>28 Dec, 1934<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref> &ndash; 29 Dec, 1936<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|Lewis G. E. Crabbe]]'''|'''[[Yangtse River|Senior Naval Officer, Yangtse]]'''<br>20 Aug, 1937<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
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Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O. (26 May, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Holt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1906, being appointed to the destroyer Hart on the China Station that day in lieu of a Sublieutenant. He was invalided on 13 July however. On 12 August, he was deemed too sick to travel and had to spend some time convalescing in Yokohama. He did arrive (in England, it is assumed) on 26 November, but was still suffering from remittent fever. On 10 December, he was finally found fit, having apparently traveled to Austria for treatment. He was appointed to a two year stint in the battleship Magnificent in the Home Fleet on 10 January, 1907.[1]

Following two months of physical training in early 1909, Holt was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 055 on 1 March, 1909. In December, he moved over to command the T.B. 85.[2]

Holt was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen on 14 April, 1913.[3]

On 9 August, 1913, Holt was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen.[4]

Holt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1914.[5]

Great War

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Redoubt on 18 January, 1917.[6]

Holt attacked a submarine with Redoubt on 18 May, 1917 and was awarded a D.S.O. for the effort, gazetted 20 July.[7]

Holt was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[8]

Post-War

Holt was appointed in command of the destroyer Rowena in April, 1920.[9]

Holt was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925.[10]

Holt was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 22 June, 1936.[11]

World War II

Holt was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 December, 1939. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 4 May, 1940.[12]

In 1942, Cosmo Moray Graham returned from Burma to relieve Holt as Flag Officer in Charge, Humber.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ronald M. Fraser
Captain of H.M. T.B. 055
1 Mar, 1909[13] – Dec, 1909[14]
Succeeded by
Granville Murray-Browne
Preceded by
Reginald A. Yonge
Captain of H.M. T.B. 85
Dec, 1909[15][16] – 17 Jun, 1910[17]
Succeeded by
Henry L. M. Coxon
Preceded by
Ralph W. Wilkinson
Captain of H.M.S. Doon
15 Oct, 1912[18][19] – 4 Apr, 1913[20]
Succeeded by
Walter L. Allen
Preceded by
Sydney Hopkins
Captain of H.M.S. Itchen
14 Apr, 1913[21][22] – 15 Jul, 1913[23]
Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt
Preceded by
Reginald V. Holt
Captain of H.M.S. Itchen
Jul, 1914[24] – 15 Sep, 1914[25]
Succeeded by
Herbert M. Denny
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans
Captain of H.M. T.B. 16
19 Dec, 1914[26][27] – 3 Feb, 1916[28]
Succeeded by
Conyngham C. Dennison
Preceded by
James L. Forbes
Captain of H.M.S. Mastiff
3 Feb, 1916[29][30] – 18 Jan, 1917[31]
Succeeded by
Colin A. G. Hutchison
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Redoubt
18 Jan, 1917[32][33] – 15 Apr, 1919[34][35]
Succeeded by
John Fawcett
Preceded by
Arthur Marsden
Captain of H.M.S. Maenad
15 Apr, 1919[36] – 16 Aug, 1919[37]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Percy R. P. Percival
Captain of H.M.S. Rowena
Apr, 1920[38][39] – Feb, 1922[40]
Succeeded by
Colin R. St. G. Tucker
Preceded by
Reginald T. Amedroz
Captain of H.M.S. Vanity
17 Aug, 1922[41] – Nov, 1922[42]
Succeeded by
Henry A. Simpson
Preceded by
Henry de B. Tupper
Captain of H.M.S. Vampire
16 Nov, 1922[43] – Jun, 1923[44]
Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt
Preceded by
Walter F. Smithwick
Captain of H.M.S. Vesper
c. Jun, 1923[45] – Sep, 1923[46]
Succeeded by
Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Preceded by
Reginald V. Holt
Captain of H.M.S. Vampire
Sep, 1923[47][48] – Aug, 1925[49]
Succeeded by
Lionel G. Dawson
Preceded by
Edward O. B. S. Osborne
Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm
Jan, 1925[50] – 8 Feb, 1925[51]
Succeeded by
John W. C. O. Shelton
Preceded by
Edward O. B. S. Osborne
as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla
Commander (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla
Jan, 1925[52] – 8 Feb, 1925[53]
Succeeded by
Edward O. B. S. Osborne
as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla
Preceded by
John C. Tovey
Captain of H.M.S. Bruce
13 Sep, 1926[54] – 4 Jan, 1927[55]
Succeeded by
Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott
Preceded by
John C. Tovey
Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla
13 Sep, 1926[56] – 4 Jan, 1927[57]
Succeeded by
Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott
Preceded by
John C. Tovey
Captain of H.M.S. Campbell
10 Jan, 1927[58] – 4 Sep, 1928[59]
Succeeded by
Thomas S. V. Phillips
Preceded by
John C. Tovey
Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
10 Jan, 1927[60] – 4 Sep, 1928[61]
Succeeded by
Thomas S. V. Phillips
Preceded by
Colin A. M. Sarel
Captain in Charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda
18 Oct, 1928[62] – Nov, 1930[63]
Succeeded by
Henry B. Maltby
Preceded by
Frederick A. Buckley
Captain of H.M.S. Shropshire
Aug, 1933[64] – Nov, 1934[65]
Succeeded by
William E. C. Tait
Preceded by
Norman A. Wodehouse
Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
28 Dec, 1934[66] – 29 Dec, 1936[67]
Succeeded by
Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton
Preceded by
Lewis G. E. Crabbe
Senior Naval Officer, Yangtse
20 Aug, 1937[68]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  2. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 334.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 332.
  5. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 891.
  7. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  8. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 857.
  10. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  11. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  12. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  13. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  14. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  15. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  16. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
  17. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  18. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  19. The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 302.
  20. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  21. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  22. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 334.
  23. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  24. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  25. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  26. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  27. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  28. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  29. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  30. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396b.
  31. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  32. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  33. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 891.
  34. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  35. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 891.
  36. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  37. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  38. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  39. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 857.
  40. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  41. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  42. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  43. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  44. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  45. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  46. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  47. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  48. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 278.
  49. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  50. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  51. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
  52. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  53. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
  54. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  55. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  56. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  57. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  58. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  59. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  60. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  61. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  62. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 253.
  63. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  64. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  65. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  66. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  67. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  68. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.