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Boyle was born in London. Upon passing out of the {{UK-1Britannia|f=tp}} on 20 December 1878 he received his first naval appointment as a {{NavCadRN}} n the {{UK-1Monarch|f=t}}, serving in the Mediterranean. He would spent three years in her, being promoted to the rank of {{MidRN}} on 21 July 1879. When the ship paid off on 26 January 1882, Boyle cooled his heels for two months at {{UK-DukeOfWellington}} at Portsmouth. | Boyle was born in London. Upon passing out of the {{UK-1Britannia|f=tp}} on 20 December 1878 he received his first naval appointment as a {{NavCadRN}} n the {{UK-1Monarch|f=t}}, serving in the Mediterranean. He would spent three years in her, being promoted to the rank of {{MidRN}} on 21 July 1879. When the ship paid off on 26 January 1882, Boyle cooled his heels for two months at {{UK-DukeOfWellington}} at Portsmouth. | ||
− | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 August, 1886. | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 August, 1886.{{Gaz|25620|4176|27 August, 1886}} |
− | Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 August, 1897. | + | Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 August, 1897.{{Gaz|26893|5213|21 September, 1897}} |
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
− | Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903. | + | Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.{{Gaz|27632|25|1 January, 1904}} |
He was appointed in command of {{UK-Leviathan}} and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Hedworth Meux|The Hon. Hedworth Lambton]] on 26 June, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue '''37749''', col A, p. 12.</ref> | He was appointed in command of {{UK-Leviathan}} and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Hedworth Meux|The Hon. Hedworth Lambton]] on 26 June, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue '''37749''', col A, p. 12.</ref> | ||
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==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
− | Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 April, 1914, vice [[Edmond John Warre Slade|Slade]]. | + | Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 April, 1914, vice [[Edmond John Warre Slade|Slade]].{{Gaz|28828|3662|5 May, 1914}} |
In March, 1916, he was appointed to fly his flag at Stornoway{{SMNLNov18|p. 3}}, being appointed additional to the yacht ''Iolaire'' on the tenth.{{NLDec18|p. 1056}} | In March, 1916, he was appointed to fly his flag at Stornoway{{SMNLNov18|p. 3}}, being appointed additional to the yacht ''Iolaire'' on the tenth.{{NLDec18|p. 1056}} | ||
− | Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 10 February, 1919, and placed on the Retired List on 11 February. | + | Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 10 February, 1919, and placed on the Retired List on 11 February.{{Gaz|31201|2738|25 February, 1919}} |
Boyle acted as Nautical Assessor in the House of Lords from 1920 to 1922. He would die on 11 September at Harewood House, Leeds. | Boyle acted as Nautical Assessor in the House of Lords from 1920 to 1922. He would die on 11 September at Harewood House, Leeds. | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Mark Edward Frederic Kerr|Mark E. F. Kerr]]'''|'''[[Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves|Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves]]'''<br>''c''. 23 Sep, 1911<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – 15 Oct, 1911<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 30.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cresswell John Eyres|Cresswell J. Eyres]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Mark Edward Frederic Kerr|Mark E. F. Kerr]]'''|'''[[Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves|Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves]]'''<br>''c''. 23 Sep, 1911<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – 15 Oct, 1911<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 30.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cresswell John Eyres|Cresswell J. Eyres]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Oswald Story|William O. Story]]'''|'''[[Coast Guard Service|Rear-Admiral-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1911<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – 9 Jun, 1914<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles William Keighly-Peach|Charles W. Keighly-Peach]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District'''</small>}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Oswald Story|William O. Story]]'''|'''[[Coast Guard Service|Rear-Admiral-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1911<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – 9 Jun, 1914<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles William Keighly-Peach|Charles W. Keighly-Peach]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District'''</small>}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]]'''|'''[[Admiral of Patrols|Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area XVII]]'''<br>2 Apr, 1915<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – Mar, 1916<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]]'''|'''[[Admiral of Patrols|Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area XVII]]'''<br>2 Apr, 1915<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – Mar, 1916<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Charles Alfred Crooke|Frederick C. A. Crooke]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Admiral of Patrols|Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area I]]'''<br>10 Mar, 1916<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – 24 Apr, 1919<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Admiral of Patrols|Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area I]]'''<br>10 Mar, 1916<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – 24 Apr, 1919<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]]'''|'''[[Stornoway|Rear-Admiral, Stornoway]]'''<br>Mar, 1916{{SMNLNov18|p. 3}} – 28 Apr, 1919<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''Appointment Terminated'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]]'''|'''[[Stornoway|Rear-Admiral, Stornoway]]'''<br>Mar, 1916{{SMNLNov18|p. 3}} – 28 Apr, 1919<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''Appointment Terminated'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 6 April 2022
Vice-Admiral THE HONOURABLE Robert Francis Boyle, M.V.O., R.N. (12 December, 1863 – 11 September, 1922) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Boyle was born in London. Upon passing out of the training ship H.M.S. Britannia on 20 December 1878 he received his first naval appointment as a Naval Cadet n the masted turret ship Monarch, serving in the Mediterranean. He would spent three years in her, being promoted to the rank of Midshipman on 21 July 1879. When the ship paid off on 26 January 1882, Boyle cooled his heels for two months at Duke of Wellington at Portsmouth.
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 the armoured cruiser Bacchante in November 1906, remaining there only until January.
He was appointed in command of Prince George on 5 March, 1907.[5]
Boyle was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Antrim on 1 September, 1908.[6]
He served in the Atlantic Fleet as Captain of the armoured cruiser Duke of Edinburgh of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron from April 1909 to 18 May, 1911. In March of 1911, he was chastised for a "serious lack of usual precautions in firing of 9.2-in and 6-in guns in Duke of Edinburgh". Later in the year, he was lent to function as Assistant to the Admiral Commanding Reserves during the illness of Kerr.[7]
Great War
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 April, 1914, vice Slade.[8]
In March, 1916, he was appointed to fly his flag at Stornoway[9], being appointed additional to the yacht Iolaire on the tenth.[10]
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 10 February, 1919, and placed on the Retired List on 11 February.[11]
Boyle acted as Nautical Assessor in the House of Lords from 1920 to 1922. He would die on 11 September at Harewood House, Leeds.
Bibliography
- "Death of Vice-Admiral R. F. Boyle" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 September, 1922. Issue 43134, col C, p. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25620. p. 4176. 27 August, 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26893. p. 5213. 21 September, 1897.
- ↑ The 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, p. 12.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28828. p. 3662. 5 May, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1056.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
- ↑ Boyle service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue 37749, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 199.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 305.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.