Deric Holland-Martin
Admiral Sir Douglas Eric Holland-Martin, was a Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1957 to 1959.
Naval career
Educated at West Downs School, Holland-Martin entered the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in 1920. He played cricket for the Royal Navy between 1928 and 1933, including one first-class match against the Royal Air Force at The Oval. He later played a first-class match for the Combined Services cricket team against the touring New Zealanders at Portsmouth in 1937.On the outbreak of the Second World War, Holland-Martin was executive officer of the destroyer when his captain was taken ill and he was given the command. Later in the war he commanded the destroyers, and.
After the war, Holland-Martin became Naval attaché to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. He was appointed captain of the destroyer in 1949 and then Director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1952. He took command of the aircraft carrier in 1954 and then became Flag Officer, Flotillas, Mediterranean in 1955.
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. His final post was as Commandant of the Imperial Defence College in 1964. He retired in 1966.