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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 August, 1886.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25620/pages/4176 no. 25620. p. 4176.] 27 August, 1886.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 August, 1886.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25620/pages/4176 no. 25620. p. 4176.] 27 August, 1886.</ref> | ||
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+ | Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 August, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26893/pages/5213 no. 26893. p. 5213.] 21 September, 1897.</ref> | ||
==Captain== | ==Captain== |
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Vice-Admiral THE HONOURABLE Robert Francis Boyle, M.V.O., Royal Navy (12 December, 1863 – 11 September, 1922) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 August, 1886.[1]
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1897.[2]
Captain
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[3]
He was appointed in command of Leviathan and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral The Hon. Hedworth Lambton on 26 June, 1905.[4]
He was appointed in command of Prince George on 20 July, 1907.[5]
Great War
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 April, 1914, vice Slade.[6]
In March, 1916, he was appointed to fly his flag at Stornoway.[7]
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 10 February, 1919, and placed on the Retired List on 11 February.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25620. p. 4176. 27 August, 1886.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26893. p. 5213. 21 September, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue 37749, col A, pg. 12.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 August, 1907. Issue 38400, col E, pg. 5.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28828. p. 3662. 5 May, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Death of Vice-Admiral R. F. Boyle" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 September, 1922. Issue 43134, col C, pg. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.