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Revision as of 10:49, 28 August 2011
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]
Flag Rank
Holland was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 1 January, 1899.[2]
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 …"[3]
Holland was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 30 August, 1903, vice Bridge.[4]
Holland was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 11 April, 1908.[5]
He died at his Chichester home on 8 June 1922 of sudden heart failure at the age of seventy-eight.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24569. p. 2394. 5 April, 1878.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27041. p. 148. 10 January, 1899.
- ↑ The Naval Review (November, 1933). XXI (4). p. 790.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27593. p. 5476. 1 September, 1903.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28128. p. 2850. 14 April, 1908.
Bibliography
- "Death of Admiral Swinton Holland" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 10 June, 1922. Issue 43054, col C, pg. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/15.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Hilary G. Andoe |
Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard 1899 – 1902 |
Succeeded by Robert W. Craigie |
