Vyvyan Holt was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 9th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own on 22 April 1914, gaining promotion to Lieutenant on 29 October 1914.
13 Facts About Vyvyan Holt
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Vyvyan Holt was appointed Oriental Secretary in 1926, a position which he held until 1944.
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Vyvyan Holt served as British representative to the Mandates Commission of the League of Nations.
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In 1930, while serving with the British Embassy in Baghdad, the tall and soldierly Vyvyan Holt was noticed by Freya Stark, who pinned her romantic hopes on him until he rejected her declaration of love.
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In June 1933, following the visit of King Faisal I of Iraq to London, Vyvyan Holt was made a member of the Royal Victorian Order.
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At the time of the Korean War Vyvyan Holt was the British Minister in Seoul.
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Vyvyan Holt had been appointed Consul-General to Republic of Korea on 19 May 1948, and was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary on 17 March 1949.
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At the outbreak of the Korean War, Vyvyan Holt did not leave the country.
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Vyvyan Holt thought it was his duty to remain and mistakenly believed that his diplomatic immunity would protect him.
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In early 1953 it was confirmed that Vyvyan Holt had survived and he was released in April 1953 with six other civilian captives.
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On 23 December 1953 Vyvyan Holt was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at San Salvador, and Consul-General for the Republic of El Salvador on 16 January 1954.
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Vyvyan Holt was a Member of the Royal Central Asian Society from 1922 until his death.
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Vyvyan Holt's health had deteriorated heavily due his treatment during his Korean captivity.