Английская Википедия:Deric Holland-Martin
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox military person Admiral Sir Douglas Eric Holland-Martin, Шаблон:Postnominals (10 April 1906 – 6 January 1977) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1957 to 1959.
Educated at West Downs School,[1] Holland-Martin entered the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in 1920. He played cricket for the Royal Navy between 1928 and 1933,[2] including one first-class match against the Royal Air Force at The Oval.[3] He later played a first-class match for the Combined Services cricket team against the touring New Zealanders at Portsmouth in 1937.[3]
On the outbreak of the Second World War, Holland-Martin was executive officer of the destroyer Шаблон:HMS when his captain was taken ill and he was given the command. Later in the war he commanded the destroyers Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS.[2]
After the war, Holland-Martin became Naval attaché to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.[2] He was appointed captain of the destroyer Шаблон:HMS in 1949 and then Director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1952.[2] He took command of the aircraft carrier Шаблон:HMS in 1954 and then became Flag Officer, Flotillas, Mediterranean in 1955.[2]
Holland-Martin was made Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1957 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet and NATO Commander Allied Forces Mediterranean in 1961.[2] His final post was as Commandant of the Imperial Defence College in 1964.[2] He retired in 1966.[2]
Later life
In retirement, Holland-Martin was appointed to the honorary post of Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom for a term and also served as a Deputy Lieutenant in Hereford and Worcester.[4]
Family
In 1951 Holland-Martin married Rosamund Mary Hornby, daughter of St John Hornby. Rosamund became chairman of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1983 (however, she continued to style herself Lady Holland-Martin, rather than Dame Rosamund). The couple had a son and a daughter.[5]
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- ↑ Old West Downs Society
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- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Obituary: Lady Holland-Martin Daily Telegraph, 17 July 2001
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