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'''Reginald Vesey Holt''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[File:Reginald-Vesey-Holt, NPG x168395.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rear-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, 1937.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
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{{ViceRN}} '''Reginald Vesey Holt''', C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O. (26 May, 1884 &ndash; 1957) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. He commanded a considerable number of destroyers and torpedo craft
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Holt was born in Belgrave Square, London, the son of V. G. M. Holt, Esq..
  
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Holt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on
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Holt joined the {{UK-1Britannia|f=tp}} as a Naval Cadet with the May 1899 intake term.  He emerged in mid-September 1900 with a modest two months' additional seniority and was appointed to {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} of the [[Channel Squadron]].  Completing nearly a year's service in her, he was sent out to the [[China Station]], first in the {{UK-Isis|f=t}} before transferring to the {{UK-Goliath|f=t}} later in 1901.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
  
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When ''Goliath'' paid off on 8 October, 1903, Holt was placed in {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}}, which was apparently returning to serve in the Home Fleet.  He arrived back in England on 31 January, 1904 and joined the Royal Naval College on 9 February.<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
  
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Holt was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on  
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Holt participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]], being on loan to the {{UK-Sylvia|f=t}}.
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Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Itchen|f=t}} on 14 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 334.</ref>
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On 9 August, 1913, Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Itchen|f=t}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 332.</ref>
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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>
  
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Redoubt|f=t}} on 18 January, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 891}}
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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>
  
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Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rowena|f=t}} in April, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 857.</ref>
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Holt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Itchen|f=t}} on 14 April, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 334}} Holt was placed in temporary command of {{UK-Kale}} from July 1913 to perhaps June 1914 and on 9 August, 1913 was again 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 and left ''Itchen'' when he was appointed in command of {{UK-TB16}} on 19 December 1914.<ref>Holt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
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On 3 February, 1916 he was apponted in command of {{UK-DF|10}}'s {{UK-Mastiff}}, which was part of the [[Harwich Force]].<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>
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==Service Records==
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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==
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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]].
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==See Also==
 
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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>'''[[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>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Patrick Birmingham Crohan|Patrick B. Crohan]]'''|'''[[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; 1 Feb, 1922{{ToL|Naval and Military|Wednesday, Feb 01, 1922; pg. 6; Issue 42944}}<ref>Holt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Edward Blackwood Magee|William E. B. Magee]]'''}}
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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>'''[[Stephen Barry|Stephen Barry]]'''}}
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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>'''[[Kenneth MacLeod|Kenneth MacLeod]]'''<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>'''[[Tom Spencer Vaughan Phillips|Tom 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>'''[[Tom Spencer Vaughan Phillips|Tom 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>11 Aug, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 275}} &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> &ndash; Oct, 1939{{MackieRNSA}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 25 May 2022

Rear-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, 1937.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O. (26 May, 1884 – 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He commanded a considerable number of destroyers and torpedo craft

Life & Career

Holt was born in Belgrave Square, London, the son of V. G. M. Holt, Esq..

Holt joined the training ship H.M.S. Britannia as a Naval Cadet with the May 1899 intake term. He emerged in mid-September 1900 with a modest two months' additional seniority and was appointed to H.M.S. Jupiter of the Channel Squadron. Completing nearly a year's service in her, he was sent out to the China Station, first in the destroyer Isis before transferring to the battleship Goliath later in 1901.[1]

When Goliath paid off on 8 October, 1903, Holt was placed in Empress of India, which was apparently returning to serve in the Home Fleet. He arrived back in England on 31 January, 1904 and joined the Royal Naval College on 9 February.[2]

Holt participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1904, being on loan to the destroyer Sylvia.

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.[3]

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.[4]

Holt was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen on 14 April, 1913.[5] Holt was placed in temporary command of Kale from July 1913 to perhaps June 1914 and on 9 August, 1913 was again appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen.[6]

Holt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1914 and left Itchen when he was appointed in command of T.B. 16 on 19 December 1914.[7]

On 3 February, 1916 he was apponted in command of Tenth Destroyer Flotilla's Mastiff, which was part of the Harwich Force.[8]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Redoubt on 18 January, 1917.[9]

Holt attacked a submarine with Redoubt on 18 May, 1917 and was awarded a D.S.O. for the effort, gazetted 20 July.[10]

Holt was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[11]

Post-War

Holt was appointed in command of the destroyer Rowena in April, 1920.[12]

Holt was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925.[13]

Holt was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 22 June, 1936.[14]

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.[15]

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[16] – Dec, 1909[17] 		Succeeded by
Granville Murray-Browne
Preceded by
Reginald A. Yonge 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 85
Dec, 1909[18][19] – 17 Jun, 1910[20] 		Succeeded by
Henry L. M. Coxon
Preceded by
Ralph W. Wilkinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Doon
15 Oct, 1912[21][22] – 4 Apr, 1913[23] 		Succeeded by
Walter L. Allen
Preceded by
Sydney Hopkins 		Captain of H.M.S. Itchen
14 Apr, 1913[24][25] – 15 Jul, 1913[26] 		Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt
Preceded by
Berwick Curtis 		Captain of H.M.S. Kale
15 Jul, 1913 – c. Jun, 1914 		Succeeded by
Berwick Curtis
Preceded by
Reginald V. Holt 		Captain of H.M.S. Itchen
Jul, 1914[27] – 15 Sep, 1914[28] 		Succeeded by
Herbert M. Denny
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 16
19 Dec, 1914[29][30] – 3 Feb, 1916[31] 		Succeeded by
Conyngham C. Dennison
Preceded by
James L. Forbes 		Captain of H.M.S. Mastiff
3 Feb, 1916[32][33] – 18 Jan, 1917[34] 		Succeeded by
Colin A. G. Hutchison
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Redoubt
18 Jan, 1917[35][36] – 15 Apr, 1919[37][38] 		Succeeded by
John Fawcett
Preceded by
Arthur Marsden 		Captain of H.M.S. Maenad
15 Apr, 1919[39] – 16 Aug, 1919[40] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Patrick B. Crohan 		Captain of H.M.S. Rowena
Apr, 1920[41][42] – 1 Feb, 1922[43][44] 		Succeeded by
William E. B. Magee
Preceded by
Reginald T. Amedroz 		Captain of H.M.S. Vanity
17 Aug, 1922[45] – Nov, 1922[46] 		Succeeded by
Henry A. Simpson
Preceded by
Henry de B. Tupper 		Captain of H.M.S. Vampire
16 Nov, 1922[47] – Jun, 1923[48] 		Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt
Preceded by
Walter F. Smithwick 		Captain of H.M.S. Vesper
c. Jun, 1923[49] – Sep, 1923[50] 		Succeeded by
Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Preceded by
Reginald V. Holt 		Captain of H.M.S. Vampire
Sep, 1923[51][52] – Aug, 1925[53] 		Succeeded by
Stephen Barry
Preceded by
Edward O. B. S. Osborne 		Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm
Jan, 1925[54] – 8 Feb, 1925[55] 		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[56] – 8 Feb, 1925[57] 		Succeeded by
Kenneth MacLeod
as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla
Preceded by
John C. Tovey 		Captain of H.M.S. Bruce
13 Sep, 1926[58] – 4 Jan, 1927[59] 		Succeeded by
Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott
Preceded by
John C. Tovey 		Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla
13 Sep, 1926[60] – 4 Jan, 1927[61] 		Succeeded by
Malcolm R. J. Maxwell-Scott
Preceded by
John C. Tovey 		Captain of H.M.S. Campbell
10 Jan, 1927[62] – 4 Sep, 1928[63] 		Succeeded by
Tom S. V. Phillips
Preceded by
John C. Tovey 		Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
10 Jan, 1927[64] – 4 Sep, 1928[65] 		Succeeded by
Tom S. V. Phillips
Preceded by
Colin A. M. Sarel 		Captain in Charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda
18 Oct, 1928[66] – Nov, 1930[67] 		Succeeded by
Henry B. Maltby
Preceded by
Frederick A. Buckley 		Captain of H.M.S. Shropshire
11 Aug, 1933[68] – Nov, 1934[69] 		Succeeded by
William E. C. Tait
Preceded by
Norman A. Wodehouse 		Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
28 Dec, 1934[70] – 29 Dec, 1936[71] 		Succeeded by
Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton
Preceded by
Lewis G. E. Crabbe 		Senior Naval Officer, Yangtse
20 Aug, 1937[72] – Oct, 1939[73] 		Succeeded by
?

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. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  4. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 334.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 332.
  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. (February, 1919). p. 891.
  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. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 857.
  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. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  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, 1910). p. 401.
  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. (April, 1913). p. 302.
  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. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 334.
  26. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  27. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  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. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  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. (December, 1916). p. 396b.
  34. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  35. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 891.
  37. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  38. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 891.
  39. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  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. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 857.
  43. ↑ "Naval and Military." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 01, 1922; pg. 6; Issue 42944.
  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. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  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. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  52. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 278.
  53. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  54. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  55. ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
  56. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  57. ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 208.
  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. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  63. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  64. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  65. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  66. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 253.
  67. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  68. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 275.
  69. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  70. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  71. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  72. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  73. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.

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