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Lundholm was appointed to serve in {{UK-Hibernia|f=p}} from May 1912 to 27 February, 1916.  He was next assigned to {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}} 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.<ref>Lundholm Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/124.|}} f. 480.</ref>
 
Lundholm was appointed to serve in {{UK-Hibernia|f=p}} from May 1912 to 27 February, 1916.  He was next assigned to {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}} 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.<ref>Lundholm Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/124.|}} f. 480.</ref>
  
Lundholm was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lydiard|f=t}} on 10 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 837}}
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After being in {{UK-Dominion}} from 16 August 1916 through 1 April, 1918, Lundholm was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lydiard|f=t}} on 10 April, 1918.<ref>Lundholm Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/124.|}} f. 480.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 837}}
  
 
Lundholm was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1919.<ref>Lundholm Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/124.|}} f. 480.</ref>
 
Lundholm was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1919.<ref>Lundholm Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/124.|}} f. 480.</ref>
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Lundholm was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 March, 1930.<ref>Lundholm Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/124.|}} f. 480.</ref>
 
Lundholm was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 March, 1930.<ref>Lundholm Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/124.|}} f. 480.</ref>
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==World War II==
 
==World War II==
  

Revision as of 16:49, 13 November 2021

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] – 30 Mar, 1919
Succeeded by
Ralph Kerr
Preceded by
John Brooke
Captain of H.M.S. Phoebe
31 Mar, 1919[11] – 22 Oct, 1919
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold O. Joyce
Captain of H.M.S. Sesame
17 Feb, 1925[12] – Aug, 1926
Succeeded by
John S. Prescott-Roberts

Footnotes

  1. Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
  2. "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
  3. Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
  4. Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
  5. Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 837.
  7. Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 238.
  9. Lundholm Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 480.
  10. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 837.
  11. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 867.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 269.