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INDENTAdmiral Swinton Colthurst Holland, F.R.G.S. (1844-1922), entered the Royal Navy as Naval Cadet, 1857; Sub-Lieutenant 1863, Lieutenant 1865; Inventor of the flashing signal lamp powered from oil or electricity and used in small craft and torpedo boats; received the Naval College prize for Steam and Naval Achitecture, 1885; A.D.C. to Queen Victoria, 1895; Commodore 2nd. Class and Naval Officer in Charge, Hong Kong, July, 1896; Rear Admiral 1899; Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard, 1899; Vice-Admiral, 1903; Admiral, 1907 and retired the following year; was sometime Captain of the Royal Yacht
For related family group see lots 86 and 87
For related family group see lots 86 and 87