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Holden was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Holden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | Holden was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Holden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
On 11 January, 1917, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sceptre|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 904}} | He grounded {{UK-NorthStar}} on 5 February, 1917 and was cautioned to be more careful in future.<ref>Holden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
On 11 January, 1917, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sceptre|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 904}} He would ground her, too, on 8 November, 1917 and receive the same light treatment as before.<ref>Holden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | |||
On 10 December, 1918, he received an expression of appreciation from the Admiralty for his work in creating novel fire control gear aboard {{UK-Sceptre|f=p}}.<ref>Holden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | |||
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 19 June 2015
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]
He grounded North Star on 5 February, 1917 and was cautioned to be more careful in future.[7]
On 11 January, 1917, he was appointed in command of the submarine Sceptre.[8] He would ground her, too, on 8 November, 1917 and receive the same light treatment as before.[9]
On 10 December, 1918, he received an expression of appreciation from the Admiralty for his work in creating novel fire control gear aboard H.M.S. Sceptre.[10]
Post-War
Holden was appointed in command of the destroyer Sikh on 15 April, 1919.[11]
Holden was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.[12]
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.[13]
World War II
Holden was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 10 November, 1939.[14]
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[15] |
Succeeded by Frank R. Gandy |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 22 30 Jul, 1912[16] |
Succeeded by Alfred G. Peace |
| Preceded by Kenneth F. Sworder |
Captain of H.M.S. Star 3 Feb, 1914[17] |
Succeeded by George C. H. Lawson |
| Preceded by Charles E. Hughes White |
Captain of H.M.S. Lark 13 Jan, 1916[18] |
Succeeded by Frederick B. Noble |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Sceptre 11 Jan, 1917[19] |
Succeeded by Ralph W. Wilkinson |
| Preceded by Harold G. Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Sikh 15 Apr, 1919[20] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 864.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ 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.
