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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with seniority of 25 March, 1878.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24569/pages/2394 no. 24569.  p. 2394.]  5 April, 1878.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with seniority of 25 March, 1878.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24569/pages/2394 no. 24569.  p. 2394.]  5 April, 1878.</ref>
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Holland was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-1Agincourt}} on 1 December, 1886.{{NLFeb88|p. 192}}
  
 
==Flag Rank==
 
==Flag Rank==
Holland was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 1 January, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27041/pages/148 no. 27041.  p. 148.]  10 January, 1899.</ref>
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Holland was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 1 January, 1899.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27041/pages/148 no. 27041.  p. 148.]  10 January, 1899.</ref>
  
 
On 6 August the First Lord of the Admiralty, [[George Joachim Goschen, First Viscount Goschen|George J. Goschen]], wrote to the [[First Naval Lord]], [[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]], "I omitted to mention when I saw you on Friday that I was offering Portsmouth Dockyard to [[Pelham Aldrich|Aldrich]], and Chatham to Holland, both from all that I have heard admirable men &hellip;"<ref>''The Naval Review'' (November, 1933).  '''XXI''' (4).  p. 790.</ref>
 
On 6 August the First Lord of the Admiralty, [[George Joachim Goschen, First Viscount Goschen|George J. Goschen]], wrote to the [[First Naval Lord]], [[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]], "I omitted to mention when I saw you on Friday that I was offering Portsmouth Dockyard to [[Pelham Aldrich|Aldrich]], and Chatham to Holland, both from all that I have heard admirable men &hellip;"<ref>''The Naval Review'' (November, 1933).  '''XXI''' (4).  p. 790.</ref>
  
Holland was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 30 August, 1903, vice [[Cyprian Arthur George Bridge|Bridge]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27593/pages/5476 no. 27593.  p. 5476.]  1 September, 1903.</ref>
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Holland was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 30 August, 1903, vice [[Cyprian Arthur George Bridge|Bridge]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27593/pages/5476 no. 27593.  p. 5476.]  1 September, 1903.</ref>
  
Holland was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 11 April, 1908.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28128/pages/2850 no. 28128.  p. 2850.]  14 April, 1908.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 June, 1907, vice [[Albert Baldwin Jenkings|Jenkings]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28027/pages/3832 no. 28027.  p. 3832.]  4 June, 1907.</ref>
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In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], Holland was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 11 April, 1908.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28128/pages/2850 no. 28128.  p. 2850.]  14 April, 1908.</ref>
  
 
He died at his Chichester home on 8 June 1922 of sudden heart failure at the age of seventy-eight.
 
He died at his Chichester home on 8 June 1922 of sudden heart failure at the age of seventy-eight.
 
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==Service Records==
 
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Revision as of 10:06, 17 December 2017

Admiral Swinton Colthurst Holland, J.P., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (8 February, 1844 – 8 June, 1922) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Commander with seniority of 25 March, 1878.[1]

Holland was appointed in command of the battleship Agincourt on 1 December, 1886.[2]

Flag Rank

Holland was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 1 January, 1899.[3]

On 6 August the First Lord of the Admiralty, George J. Goschen, wrote to the First Naval Lord, Sir Frederick W. Richards, "I omitted to mention when I saw you on Friday that I was offering Portsmouth Dockyard to Aldrich, and Chatham to Holland, both from all that I have heard admirable men …"[4]

Holland was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 30 August, 1903, vice Bridge.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 June, 1907, vice Jenkings.[6]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, Holland was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 11 April, 1908.[7]

He died at his Chichester home on 8 June 1922 of sudden heart failure at the age of seventy-eight.

Bibliography

  • "Death of Admiral Swinton Holland" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 10 June, 1922. Issue 43054, col C, pg. 13.

Service Records

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 24569. p. 2394. 5 April, 1878.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 192.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27041. p. 148. 10 January, 1899.
  4. The Naval Review (November, 1933). XXI (4). p. 790.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27593. p. 5476. 1 September, 1903.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 28027. p. 3832. 4 June, 1907.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 28128. p. 2850. 14 April, 1908.
  8. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 200.
  9. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 246.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 8 July, 1896. Issue 34937, col A, p. 12.
  11. Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 6.