Torkel Lundholm
Commander (retired) Torkel Lundholm (19 November, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Stevenston, Ayr, the son of C. D. Lundholm, Works Manager.[1]
Lundholm entered the Royal Navy ranked 40th in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[2]
Lundholm was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1911.[3]
Lundholm was appointed to serve in H.M.S. Hibernia from May 1912 to 27 February, 1916. He was next assigned to Duke of Edinburgh from 8 March 1916. Over the summer, he did something highly questionable unusual, and was subjected to a Court Martial on a charge of acts prejudicial, etc., for "ordering a Stoker 1st Class to be placed in the sea." He was dismissed the ship and reprimanded on 10 August, 1916.[4]
After being in Dominion from 16 August 1916 through 1 April, 1918, Lundholm was appointed in command of the destroyer Lydiard on 10 April, 1918.[5][6]
Lundholm was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1919.[7]
On 2 November 1926, Lundholm was appointed to Excellent to head up the Photographic School.[8]
Lundholm was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 1 March, 1930.[9]
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward D. W. Lawford |
Captain of H.M.S. Lydiard 10 Apr, 1918[10][11] – 31 Mar, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by Ralph Kerr |
| Preceded by John Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Phoebe 31 Mar, 1919[13][14] – 22 Oct, 1919[15] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Harold O. Joyce |
Captain of H.M.S. Sesame 17 Feb, 1925[16] – 31 Aug, 1926[17] |
Succeeded by John S. Prescott-Roberts |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 837.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 238.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 837.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 269.
- ↑ Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
