Deric Holland-Martin

Admiral

Sir Deric Holland-Martin

GCB DSO DSC* DL
NicknameDeric
Born(1906-04-10)10 April 1906
London, England
Died6 January 1977(1977-01-06) (aged 70)
Kemerton, Worcestershire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1920–1966
RankAdmiral
CommandsImperial 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)
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Cross & Bar
SpouseDame 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.

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