• Operation Postmaster (1942)

Date of birth:

January 1st, 1882

Date of death:

August 29th, 1974 (West Sussex, United Kingdom)

Nationality:

British

Leonard Stanley Holbrook was a career Royal Navy officer whose service spanned from the late Victorian era through the interwar period. Born in Portsmouth, he entered the Navy in 1896 and served aboard HMS Majestic during Queen Victoria’s funeral. His early distinction earned him the Royal Victorian Order in 1901.

During World War I, Holbrook served as a gunnery officer and later as Flag Commander in the Grand Fleet. In the 1920s, he commanded HMS Curlew and was seconded to the Royal Australian Navy, where he led HMAS Canberra and the Australian Squadron. He was appointed Aide-de-Camp to King George V and retired as Rear Admiral in 1932. He returned to service from 1942 to 1945 as Admiralty intelligence officer. Holbrook died in West Sussex in 1974.

15 January 1898 – Midshipman
15 July 1901 – Acting Sub-Lieutenant (confirmed same date)
15 January 1902 – Lieutenant
1910 – Lieutenant Commander
31 December 1914 – Commander
30 June 1920 – Captain
15 October 1932 – Rear Admiral (retired list)

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• - LETT, B.G., Ian Fleming and SOE's Operation POSTMASTER, Pen & Sword Military, 2012.
  

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