Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden
Captain Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden, Royal Navy (25 March, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Holden was born in Aston on Trent, the son of the Reverend J. S. Holden.[1]
Holden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[2]
Holden was appointed in command of the T.B. 077 on 14 December, 1909.[3]
He was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 22 on 30 July, 1912.[4]
Holden was appointed in command of the destroyer Star on 3 February, 1914.[5]
Great War
Holden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[6]
On 11 January, 1917, he was appointed in command of the submarine Sceptre.[7]
Post-War
Holden was appointed in command of the destroyer Sikh on 15 April, 1919.[8]
Holden was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.[9]
Holden was promoted to the rank of Captain on 29 June, 1932 and was placed on the Retired List that same day at his own request.[10]
Holden was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 10 November, 1939.[11]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Lancelot A. W. Spooner as Captain of H.M. T.B. 77 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 077 14 Dec, 1909[12] |
Succeeded by Frank R. Gandy |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 22 30 Jul, 1912[13] |
Succeeded by Alfred G. Peace |
| Preceded by Kenneth F. Sworder |
Captain of H.M.S. Star 3 Feb, 1914[14] |
Succeeded by George C. H. Lawson |
| Preceded by Charles E. Hughes White |
Captain of H.M.S. Lark 13 Jan, 1916[15] |
Succeeded by Frederick B. Noble |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Sceptre 11 Jan, 1917[16] |
Succeeded by Ralph W. Wilkinson |
| Preceded by Harold G. Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Sikh 15 Apr, 1919[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. 310.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 864.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395tt.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 864.
