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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Lancelot Ernest Holland''', C.B., Royal Navy (13 September, 1887 – 24 May, 1941) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Lancelot Ernest Holland''', C.B., Royal Navy (13 September, 1887 – 24 May, 1941) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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Gunnery Officer of [[H.M.S. Hindustan (1903)|H.M.S. ''Hindustan'']] until April, 1916 then served in the Experimental Department at [[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']].  Gunnery Officer [[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)|H.M.S. ''Royal Oak'']] until promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1919.
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==Life & Career==
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His first ship was the {{UK-Eclipse|f=t}} on the [[China Station]] in late 1903.  He transferred to the {{UK-1Centurion|f=t}} before the end of the year and remained in her until she paid off on 25 August, 1905.
  
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Lost with [[H.M.S. Hood (1918)|H.M.S. ''Hood'']] on 24 May, 1941.
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Holland next served for sixteen months in {{UK-Hampshire}}, ending in January, 1907 when he underwent examinations.
  
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==Bibliography==
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Holland was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1907.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
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Holland was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1915.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
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Holland was appointed to {{UK-Hindustan|f=p}} to serve as her gunnery lieutenant-commander in August, 1913.
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==Great War==
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Holland remained as gunnery officer in ''Hindustan'' until 7 April, 1916.  He then served in the Experimental Department at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}, being given command of her tender, {{UK-Kite}} on 17 May, 1916.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
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Holland continued with his experimental duties until being appointed as Gunnery Officer in {{UK-RoyalOak}} on 29 May, 1918.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
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==Interbellum==
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Holland held the gunnery duties in ''Royal Oak'' until 1n August, 1920, being promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1919.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
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Holland was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1926.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
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Holland was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 11 January, 1938.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Being superseded as second in command of {{UK-BS|3}} by [[Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter]] at the turn of the year, Holland was appointed to ''President'', additional, to act as Adviser on Home Operations on 4 January, 1940.  He was next appointed to {{UK-Rodney}}, additional, as Chief of Staff to Commander in Chief, Home Fleet King on 10 June, 1940.  Holland was re-appointed in this capacity upon his promotion to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 August, 1940.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
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Holland was killed when {{UK-Hood|f=p}} blew up on 24 May, 1941 in action against the battleship ''Bismarck''.  He was posthumously mentioned in despatches "for mastery and skill in action against the German battleship ''Bismarck''."<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
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==See Also==
 
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*"Vice-Admiral L. E. Holland" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 31 May, 1941.  Issue '''48940''', col E, pg. 6.
 
*"Vice-Admiral L. E. Holland" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 31 May, 1941.  Issue '''48940''', col E, pg. 6.
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelot_Holland}}
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Lancelot+Ernest+Holland Service Records]
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Thomas Butler Tower|Francis T. B. Tower]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vindictive'']]'''<br>16 May, 1929<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref> &ndash; 31 Dec, 1929<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Maynard Constable Curtis|Frederick M. C. Curtis]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Aubrey Lambert|Aubrey Lambert]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hawkins (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hawkins'']]'''<br>31 Dec, 1929<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref> &ndash; 28 May, 1931<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Eric Morgan|Charles E. Morgan]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Layton|Geoffrey Layton]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth]]'''<br>early 1936{{INF}} &ndash; 11 Aug, 1937{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Eric Campbell Tait|William E. C. Tait]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 15:00, 28 July 2022

Vice-Admiral Lancelot Ernest Holland, C.B., Royal Navy (13 September, 1887 – 24 May, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

His first ship was the destroyer Eclipse on the China Station in late 1903. He transferred to the second class battleship Centurion before the end of the year and remained in her until she paid off on 25 August, 1905.

Holland next served for sixteen months in Hampshire, ending in January, 1907 when he underwent examinations.

Holland was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1907.[1]

Holland was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1915.[2]

Holland was appointed to H.M.S. Hindustan to serve as her gunnery lieutenant-commander in August, 1913.

Great War

Holland remained as gunnery officer in Hindustan until 7 April, 1916. He then served in the Experimental Department at H.M.S. Excellent, being given command of her tender, Kite on 17 May, 1916.[3]

Holland continued with his experimental duties until being appointed as Gunnery Officer in Royal Oak on 29 May, 1918.[4]

Interbellum

Holland held the gunnery duties in Royal Oak until 1n August, 1920, being promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1919.[5]

Holland was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1926.[6]

Holland was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 11 January, 1938.[7]

World War II

Being superseded as second in command of Third Battle Squadron by Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter at the turn of the year, Holland was appointed to President, additional, to act as Adviser on Home Operations on 4 January, 1940. He was next appointed to Rodney, additional, as Chief of Staff to Commander in Chief, Home Fleet King on 10 June, 1940. Holland was re-appointed in this capacity upon his promotion to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 August, 1940.[8]

Holland was killed when H.M.S. Hood blew up on 24 May, 1941 in action against the battleship Bismarck. He was posthumously mentioned in despatches "for mastery and skill in action against the German battleship Bismarck."[9]

See Also

  • "Vice-Admiral L. E. Holland" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 31 May, 1941. Issue 48940, col E, pg. 6.
  • Wikipedia
  • Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald F. P. Maton 		Captain of H.M.S. Kite
17 May, 1916[10][11] – 29 May, 1918[12] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey D. Taylor
Preceded by
St. Aubyn B. Wake 		Fleet Gunnery Officer, Mediterranean Fleet
1 Jul, 1922[13] – late 1924 		Succeeded by
Bruce A. Fraser
Preceded by
Francis T. B. Tower 		Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
16 May, 1929[14] – 31 Dec, 1929[15] 		Succeeded by
Frederick M. C. Curtis
Preceded by
Aubrey Lambert 		Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins
31 Dec, 1929[16] – 28 May, 1931[17] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Morgan
Preceded by
Stephen D. Tillard 		Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
16 Oct, 1934[18] – 30 Dec, 1935[19] 		Succeeded by
Cecil C. A. Allen
Preceded by
William K. D. Dowding 		Captain of H.M.S. Victory
7 Nov, 1935[20] 		Succeeded by
William E. C. Tait
Preceded by
Geoffrey Layton 		Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth
early 1936[Inference] – 11 Aug, 1937[Inference] 		Succeeded by
William E. C. Tait
Preceded by
Charles J. C. Little 		Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Second Battle Squadron
10 Jan, 1939[21] – 25 Aug, 1939[22] 		Succeeded by
Henry E. C. Blagrove
Preceded by
Sir Roger R. C. Backhouse 		Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Third Battle Squadron
25 Aug, 1939[23] – 29 Dec, 1939[24] 		Succeeded by
Stuart S. Bonham-Carter
Preceded by
William J. Whitworth
as Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 		Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
7 May, 1941[25] – 24 May, 1941[26] 		Succeeded by
Command Abolished

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  2. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  3. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  4. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  5. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  6. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  7. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  8. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  9. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  10. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393r.
  12. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 248.
  14. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  15. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  16. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  17. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  18. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  19. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  20. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 17 Aug. 1935, p. 15.
  21. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  22. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  23. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  24. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  25. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.
  26. ↑ Holland Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/23. f. 23.

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