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{{RearRN}} '''Allan Poland''', D.S.O., C.B.E. (7 December, 1888 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{RearRN}} '''Allan Poland''', C.B.E., D.S.O. (7 December, 1888 - 6 February, 1984) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-C30|f=t}} on 19 November, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 319}}
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-C30|f=t}} on 19 November, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 319}}
Poland was appointed in command of {{UK-E43}} on 5 December, 1916.  The submarine collided with {{UK-E36}} on 19 January 1917 off Harwich, sinking the other sub with all hands.  Curiously, there is no mention of this accident in Poland's Service Record.  There has to be some chance that he was not in command, somehow, on the day.


Poland was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1917.<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>
Poland was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1917.<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>
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Poland was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 January, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>
Poland was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 January, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>
He would live to the age of ninety-five years.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Cantlie|Colin Cantlie]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. A 10 (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''A 10'']]'''<br>5 Mar, 1913<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>{{NLJul13|p. 352}} &ndash; 19 Nov, 1913<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ronald Adair Trevor|Ronald A. Trevor]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Godfrey Herbert|Godfrey Herbert]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. C 30 (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''C 30'']]'''<br>19 Nov, 1913<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 319}} &ndash; 1 Jan, 1916<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter Alan Chambre Dickson|Walter A. C. Dickson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Godfrey Herbert|Godfrey Herbert]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. C 30 (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''C 30'']]'''<br>19 Nov, 1913<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 319}} &ndash; 1 Jan, 1916<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Manners Sutton Chapman|Charles M. S. Chapman]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. V 4 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''V 4'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1916<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 5 Dec, 1916<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lawrence Hodson Bayley|Lawrence H. Bayley]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. V 4 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''V 4'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1916<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 5 Dec, 1916<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Norman Douglas Holbrook|Norman D. Holbrook]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. E 43 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''E 43'']]'''<br>5 Dec, 1916<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 26 Jan, 1918<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Vincent Morse Cooper|Vincent M. Cooper]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. E 43 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''E 43'']]'''<br>5 Dec, 1916<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 26 Jan, 1918<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eric Ridsdale Reed|Eric R. Reed]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Michael Winser|Alfred M. Winser]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. E 41 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''E 41'']]'''<br>26 Jan, 1918<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; Jan, 1919<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edgar Hippisley Dolphin|Edgar H. Dolphin]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Norman Douglas Holbrook|Norman D. Holbrook]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. E 41 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''E 41'']]'''<br>26 Jan, 1918<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; Jan, 1919<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edgar Hippisley Dolphin|Edgar H. Dolphin]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 9 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 9'']]'''<br>Jan, 1919<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 27 Oct, 1919<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Gray Higgins|Henry G. Higgins]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Cecil Benfield Harbottle|Thomas C. B. Harbottle]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 9 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 9'']]'''<br>Jan, 1919<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 27 Oct, 1919<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Gray Higgins|Henry G. Higgins]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron|Fitzroy H. D. Byron]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. K 13 (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''K 22'']]'''<br>27 Oct, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 797}} &ndash; 1 Jul, 1922<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ronald William Blacklock|Ronald W. Blacklock]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron|Fitzroy H. D. Byron]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. K 13 (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''K 22'']]'''<br>27 Oct, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 797}} &ndash; 1 Jul, 1922<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ronald William Blacklock|Ronald W. Blacklock]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. K 26 (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''K 26'']]'''<br>22 Nov, 1922<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 29 Oct, 1923<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Pirie Thomson|George P. Thomson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. K 26 (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''K 26'']]'''<br>22 Nov, 1922<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 29 Oct, 1923<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Pirie Thomson|George P. Thomson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Graham Bower|John G. Bower]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ambrose (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ambrose'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1926<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 25 Jun, 1928<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alan George Despard Twigg|Alan G. D. Twigg]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Graham Bower|John G. Bower]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ambrose (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ambrose'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1926<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 25 Jun, 1928<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Aylmer Garnons-Williams|Gerald A. Garnons-Williams]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Cantlie|Colin Cantlie]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lucia (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lucia'']]'''<br>18 Aug, 1928<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 4 May, 1929<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|Cyril G. B. Coltart]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Cantlie|Colin Cantlie]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lucia (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lucia'']]'''<br>18 Aug, 1928<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 4 May, 1929<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|Cyril G. B. Coltart]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Cantlie|Colin Cantlie]]'''|'''[[Second Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla]]'''<br>18 Aug, 1928<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 4 May, 1929<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ronald William Blacklock|Ronald W. Blacklock]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Cantlie|Colin Cantlie]]'''|'''[[Second Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla]]'''<br>18 Aug, 1928<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 4 May, 1929<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Henry Taylor|Frederick H. Taylor]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Aubrey Thomas Tillard|Aubrey T. Tillard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Colombo (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Colombo'']]'''<br>''c''. Jun, 1931<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 2 Jan, 1933<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Edward Barrington Simeon|Charles E. B. Simeon]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Aubrey Thomas Tillard|Aubrey T. Tillard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Colombo (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Colombo'']]'''<br>''c''. Jun, 1931<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 2 Jan, 1933<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Maynard Constable Curtis|Frederick M. C. Curtis]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Richard Marrack|Hugh R. Marrack]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Medway (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Medway'']]'''<br>4 May, 1933<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 2 Nov, 1934<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Richard Marrack|Hugh R. Marrack]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Medway (1928)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Medway'']]'''<br>17 Mar, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 255}} &ndash; 28 Nov, 1934{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|Cyril G. B. Coltart]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Richard Marrack|Hugh R. Marrack]]'''|'''[[Sixth Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla]]'''<br>4 May, 1933<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 2 Nov, 1934<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Jocelyn Slingsby Bethell|Jocelyn S. Bethell]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Richard Marrack|Hugh R. Marrack]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain (D), Fourth Submarine Flotilla'''</small>|'''[[Fourth Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (S), Fourth Submarine Flotilla]]'''<br>4 May, 1933<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 23 Nov, 1934<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|Cyril G. B. Coltart]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Henry Taylor|Frederick H. Taylor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pandora (1902)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dolphin'']]'''<br>1 Mar, 1935<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 5 Feb, 1937<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|Cyril G. B. Coltart]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|Cyril G. B. Coltart]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pandora (1902)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dolphin'']]'''<br>1 Mar, 1935<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 5 Feb, 1937<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Meredith Keble Keble-White|Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Vernon Saumarez Butler|Vernon S. Butler]]'''|'''[[Persian Gulf|Senior Officer, Persian Gulf]]'''<br>16 Mar, 1937<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 24 Feb, 1939<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cosmo Moray Graham|Cosmo M. Graham]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Haines Faulkner|George H. Faulkner]]'''|'''[[Persian Gulf|Senior Officer, Persian Gulf]]'''<br>16 Mar, 1937<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 24 Feb, 1939<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cosmo Moray Graham|Cosmo M. Graham]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Vernon Saumarez Butler|Vernon S. Butler]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shoreham (1930)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shoreham'']]'''<br>18 Mar, 1937<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 6 Apr, 1939<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cosmo Moray Graham|Cosmo M. Graham]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Vernon Saumarez Butler|Vernon S. Butler]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shoreham (1930)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shoreham'']]'''<br>18 Mar, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 275}}<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 6 Apr, 1939<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Haines Faulkner|George H. Faulkner]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Pelham Alexander Maitland|Pelham A. Maitland]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Despatch (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Despatch'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1939<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 5 Jan, 1940<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|Cyril G. B. Coltart]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Leonard Cooper Windsor|Leonard C. Windsor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Despatch (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Despatch'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1939<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref> &ndash; 5 Jan, 1940<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|Cyril G. B. Coltart]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Isle of Man|Naval Officer in Charge, Isle of Man]]'''<br>? &ndash; 6 Mar, 1943<ref>Superseded that day.  Salmond Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603814}} f. 312.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Sacheverell Constable Salmond|James S. C. Salmond]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Isle of Man|Naval Officer in Charge, Isle of Man]]'''<br>? &ndash; 6 Mar, 1943<ref>Superseded that day.  Salmond Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603814}} f. 312.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Sacheverell Constable Salmond|James S. C. Salmond]]'''}}
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Rear-Admiral Allan Poland, C.B.E., D.S.O. (7 December, 1888 - 6 February, 1984) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario.

Poland was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1909.[1]

Poland was appointed in command of the submarine A 10 on 5 March, 1913.[2]

He was appointed in command of the submarine C 30 on 19 November, 1913.[3]

Poland was appointed in command of E 43 on 5 December, 1916. The submarine collided with E 36 on 19 January 1917 off Harwich, sinking the other sub with all hands. Curiously, there is no mention of this accident in Poland's Service Record. There has to be some chance that he was not in command, somehow, on the day.

Poland was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1917.[4]

Post-War

On 27 October, 1919, Poland was appointed in command of the submarine K 13.[5]

Poland was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1921.[6]

In 1923, Poland grounded K 26. The Admiralty view was that he had not taken time to determine the meaning of light buoys he had passed.

Poland was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1928.[7]

In 1930, Poland was treated for colitis at Haslar Naval Hospital.

Poland was appointed in command of the light cruiser Colombo in July, 1931. He was commended for rendering services in the wake of disturbances in Cyprus.

In 1934, Poland received a commendation from the Commander-in-Chief, China for his submarine flotilla during an exercise.

World War II

On 24 February, 1939, Cosmo Moray Graham relieved Poland as Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf.

Poland was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 January, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[8]

He would live to the age of ninety-five years.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Colin Cantlie 		Captain of H.M.S. A 10
5 Mar, 1913[9][10] – 19 Nov, 1913[11] 		Succeeded by
Ronald A. Trevor
Preceded by
Godfrey Herbert 		Captain of H.M.S. C 30
19 Nov, 1913[12][13] – 1 Jan, 1916[14] 		Succeeded by
Charles M. S. Chapman
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. V 4
1 Jan, 1916[15] – 5 Dec, 1916[16] 		Succeeded by
Norman D. Holbrook
Preceded by
Vincent M. Cooper 		Captain of H.M.S. E 43
5 Dec, 1916[17] – 26 Jan, 1918[18] 		Succeeded by
Eric R. Reed
Preceded by
Norman D. Holbrook 		Captain of H.M.S. E 41
26 Jan, 1918[19] – Jan, 1919[20] 		Succeeded by
Edgar H. Dolphin
Preceded by
Thomas C. B. Harbottle 		Captain of H.M.S. L 9
Jan, 1919[21] – 27 Oct, 1919[22] 		Succeeded by
Henry G. Higgins
Preceded by
Fitzroy H. D. Byron 		Captain of H.M.S. K 22
27 Oct, 1919[23] – 1 Jul, 1922[24] 		Succeeded by
Ronald W. Blacklock
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. K 26
22 Nov, 1922[25] – 29 Oct, 1923[26] 		Succeeded by
George P. Thomson
Preceded by
John G. Bower 		Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose
15 Jun, 1926[27] – 25 Jun, 1928[28] 		Succeeded by
Gerald A. Garnons-Williams
Preceded by
Colin Cantlie 		Captain of H.M.S. Lucia
18 Aug, 1928[29] – 4 May, 1929[30] 		Succeeded by
Cyril G. B. Coltart
Preceded by
Colin Cantlie 		Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla
18 Aug, 1928[31] – 4 May, 1929[32] 		Succeeded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by
Aubrey T. Tillard 		Captain of H.M.S. Colombo
c. Jun, 1931[33] – 2 Jan, 1933[34] 		Succeeded by
Frederick M. C. Curtis
Preceded by
Hugh R. Marrack 		Captain of H.M.S. Medway
17 Mar, 1933[35] – 28 Nov, 1934[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Cyril G. B. Coltart
Preceded by
Hugh R. Marrack
as Captain (D), Fourth Submarine Flotilla 		Captain (S), Fourth Submarine Flotilla
4 May, 1933[36] – 23 Nov, 1934[37] 		Succeeded by
Cyril G. B. Coltart
Preceded by
Cyril G. B. Coltart 		Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin
1 Mar, 1935[38] – 5 Feb, 1937[39] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White
Preceded by
George H. Faulkner 		Senior Officer, Persian Gulf
16 Mar, 1937[40] – 24 Feb, 1939[41] 		Succeeded by
Cosmo M. Graham
Preceded by
Vernon S. Butler 		Captain of H.M.S. Shoreham
18 Mar, 1937[42][43] – 6 Apr, 1939[44] 		Succeeded by
George H. Faulkner
Preceded by
Leonard C. Windsor 		Captain of H.M.S. Despatch
31 Jul, 1939[45] – 5 Jan, 1940[46] 		Succeeded by
Cyril G. B. Coltart
Preceded by
? 		Naval Officer in Charge, Isle of Man
? – 6 Mar, 1943[47] 		Succeeded by
James S. C. Salmond

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 319.
  4. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 797.
  6. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  7. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  8. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  9. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
  11. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  12. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 319.
  14. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  15. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  16. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  17. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  18. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  19. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  20. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  21. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  22. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 797.
  24. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  25. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  26. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  27. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  28. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  29. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  30. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  31. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  32. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  33. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  34. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 255.
  36. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  37. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  38. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  39. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  40. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  41. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  42. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
  43. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  44. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  45. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  46. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  47. ↑ Superseded that day. Salmond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 312.

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