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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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 04:29, 9 April 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
Flag Rank
Holland was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 30 August, 1903, vice Bridge.[1]
Holland was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 11 April, 1908.[2]
He died at his Chichester home on 8 June 1922 of sudden heart failure at the age of seventy-eight.
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
