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Esq. E.J. van Holthe		 OZD emblem

 

#1674
 
Esquire Edzard Jacob van Holthe
 
January 29th 1896, 's-Gravenhage † July 17th 1967, Hilversum

         
Ranks No Image Available, please click here if you have an image of this commanding officer. Decorations
Adelborst year 1913 NL.3 Date ?
Ltz. III 1916, 9 Oct ON. 2
Ltz. II 1918, 9 Oct BK 1945, 14 Jan
Ltz. I 1927, 5 Oct OHK. 2
Kapt.ltz. 1939, 1 Feb HMJ & B  
Kaptz. 1942, 16 Aug IM 1948  
Sbn. 1945, 28 Dec XXXV  
V.Adm. 1947, 1 Sep Mk  
Retirement 1953, 1 Mar J  
    BRGB. 3  
    BMK. 2  
    KMGE.  
      L II. 4  
      VG. 2  
      KB. 2  
      Z. 1  
     

NO. 2

  
         
Submarine Commands
Hr.Ms. "O 3"   1921, 7 October - 1922, 19 August
Hr.Ms. "O 7"   1922, 21 August - 1923, 16 March
Hr.Ms. "O 9"   1926, 18 January - ?
Hr.Ms. "O 15"   193?, ? - 1936, 19 February

Chronology
1921, 7 October - 1922, 19 August  

Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 3"
1922, 21 August - 1923, 16 March   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 7"
1923, ? - ?   Senior Officer Hr.Ms. "K II"
1926, 18 January - ?   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 9"
193?, ? - 1936, 19 February   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 15"
1935, ? - ?   Cdt. Submarine Division Netherlands
1936, 1 September - ?   Adj. of H.M. the Queen
1940, 14 May - 1943, 30 April   Cdt. cruiser Hr.Ms. "Heemskerck"
1941, 12 February - ?   Adj. i.b.d.
1943       Sous-chef Naval Staff and Dutch Naval Liaison Officer at
 the Britisch Admiralty.
1945, 1 September - 1946, 15 August   Commander of Navy UK, London
1947, 15 January - 1951, 1 August   Chief Naval Staff Ministry of the Navy and
1948, 1 October - 1951, 1 August   Cdt. Netherlands Naval Forces
1951, 26 January - 1952, 31 December   Head Chief of Staff at, 's-Gravenhage

Civilian career
1953, 1 January - ?   Commissioner NV Philips at Eindhoven
1953, 1 April - ?   President "Het Residentie Orkest" at 's-Gravenhage

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Notes
Nickname: ?

Father of Esquire A.M. van Holthe (#4023),
Brother-in-law of J.B. de Meester (#1644),
Uncle of T.H. de Meester (#3983),
Cousin of Mr. J.J.B. Bosch knight van Rosenthal (#1485) and A.L.E. Rambonnet (#1515).
On 12 May 1940 he guarded the transport, by armoured car, of Princess Juliana from 's-Gravenhage to IJmuiden.
 From where she would sail to the U.K. on a RN destroyer.

 

 K II crew. Photo taken just before their departure to the Dutch East Indies. 18 Sep 1923, Nieuwediep. The mark indicates Majoor Machinist Willem de Zwijger. Third from the left is senior officer E.J. van Holthe and fourth from the left is commanding officer L.A.C.M. Doorman. Note the case bottles in the foreground. They possibly contain battery acid or distilled water but do email us if you have another suggestion. (Photo: © Collection C.M. Koomen).

 K II crew. Photo taken just before their departure to the Dutch East Indies. 18 Sep 1923, Nieuwediep. The mark indicates Majoor Machinist Willem de Zwijger. Third from the left is senior officer E.J. van Holthe and fourth from the left is commanding officer L.A.C.M. Doorman. Note the case bottles in the foreground. They possibly contain battery acid or distilled water but do email us if you have another suggestion. (Photo: © Collection C.M. Koomen).

 

 

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Edited by co-webmaster Michael A. van der Hoeden.

Main sources: Various editions of the 'Gedenkboek Adelborsten Opleiding' and 'Naamboek Officieren'.

 

 

 

 

 

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