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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]].
  
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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Hood was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1907.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
  
Lost with [[H.M.S. Hood (1918)|H.M.S. ''Hood'']] on 24 May, 1941.
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Hood was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1915.<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>
  
==Bibliography==
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Holland was appointed to {{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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Hood 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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Hood 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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Hood 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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Hood was promoted 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''.
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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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==Service Record==
 
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Revision as of 16:21, 28 October 2016

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

Life & Career

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

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

Holland was appointed to Template: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

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

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

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

World War II

Hood was promoted 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.

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[9]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Stephen D. Tillard
Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
Jul, 1934[10]
Succeeded by
Roderick B. T. Miles
Preceded by
Sir Roger R. C. Backhouse
Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Third Battle Squadron
? – 1 Jan, 1940[11]
Succeeded by
Stuart S. Bonham-Carter
Preceded by
William J. Whitworth
as Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
12 May, 1941 – 24 May, 1941
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. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393r.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Superseded that day. Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.

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