Deric Holland-Martin

Sir Douglas Eric Holland-Martin
Nickname	Deric
Born	1906
Died	1977
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1920–1966
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Tartar World War II
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Cross
Relations	Dame Rosamund Holland-Martin (wife); 2 children

Admiral Sir Douglas Eric "Deric" Holland-Martin GCB DSO DSC (1906–1977) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.

Naval career

Educated at West Downs School,^[1] Holland-Martin joined the Royal Navy in 1920.^[2] He commanded successively the destroyers HMS Tartar, World War II and then became Naval attaché to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.^[2] He was appointed Commander of the destroyer HMS Agincourt in 1949 and then Director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1952.^[2] He took command of the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle in 1954 and then became Flag Officer, Flotillas, Mediterranean in 1955.^[2]

He was made Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1957 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1961.^[2] His final post was as Commandant of the Imperial Defence College in 1964.^[2] He retired in 1966.^[2]

In retirement he became Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom and later served as Lord-Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester.

Family

In 1951 he married Rosamund Mary Hornby (later Dame Rosamund Holland-Martin, DBE, DL, Chaiman of the NSPCC); the couple had two children, a son and a daughter.^[3]

References

1. ^ Old West Downs Society
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. ^ Obituary: Lady Holland-Martin Daily Telegraph, 17 July 2001

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Charles Lambe	Second Sea Lord 1957–1959	Succeeded by Sir St John Tyrwhitt
Preceded by Sir Alexander Bingley	Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1961–1964	Succeeded by Sir John Hamilton
Preceded by Sir Hugh Constantine	Commandant of the Imperial Defence College 1964–1966	Succeeded by Sir John Anderson
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Peter Reid	Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1973–1976	Succeeded by Sir Nigel Henderson

Persondata
Name	Holland-Martin, Deric
Alternative names	Holland-Martin, Douglas Eric
Short description	Lord of the Admiralty; Lord-Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester
Date of birth	1906
Place of birth
Date of death	1977
Place of death