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Revision as of 13:08, 19 May 2014

Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle, K.C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O., Royal Navy (21 October 1871 – 13 October 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.[1]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 12 June, 1908.[2]

He was appointed in command of Edgar on 12 January, 1910,[3] and of Cumberland in June 1910.[4]

The Great War

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Bacchante in August 1914[5] and then directly over to the unfinished super-dreadnought Malaya on 28 November, 1915.[6] He commissioned the new vessel on 1 January, 1916.

Jutland

At the Battle of Jutland, Boyle commanded Malaya as part of the Fifth Battle Squadron.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cecil F. Lambert
Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia
12 Jun, 1908[8] – ?
Succeeded by
James C. Ley
Preceded by
Charles L. Napier
Captain of H.M.S. Edgar
12 Jan, 1910[9] – ?
Succeeded by
Charles W. Bruton
Preceded by
Allan F. Everett
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland
Jun, 1910[10] – ?
Succeeded by
Aubrey C. H. Smith
Preceded by
Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt
Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante
Aug, 1914[11] – ?
Succeeded by
John R. Segrave
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya
28 Nov, 1915[12] – ?
Succeeded by
Louis C. S. Woollcombe
 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
  2. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 327.
  3. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395zz.
  7. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 327.
  9. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395zz.

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