Sir Douglas Eric Holland-Martin | |
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Nickname(s) | Deric |
Born | London, England | 10 April 1906
Died | 6 January 1977 Kemerton, Worcestershire | (aged 70)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1920–1966 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Imperial Defence College (1964–66) Allied Forces Mediterranean (1961–64) Mediterranean Fleet (1961–64) Flag Officer, Air (Home) (1960–61) Second Sea Lord (1958–59) HMS Eagle (1953–54) 4th Destroyer Flotilla (1949–50) HMS Agincourt (1949–50) HMS Faulknor (1944) HMS Nubian (1942–43) HMS Holderness (1940) HMS Tartar (1939–40) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Cross & Bar |
Spouse(s) | Dame Rosamund Holland-Martin |
Admiral Sir Douglas Eric Holland-Martin, GCB, DSO, DSC & Bar, DL (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.
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]
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]