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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
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Cecil F. Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia 12 Jun, 1908[8] – 1 Apr, 1909[9] |
Succeeded by Archibald P. Stoddart |
Preceded by Charles L. Napier |
Captain of H.M.S. Edgar 12 Jan, 1910[10] – 26 Jun, 1910[11] |
Succeeded by Charles B. Miller |
Preceded by Allan F. Everett |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 6 Jun, 1910[12] – 1 May, 1912[13] |
Succeeded by Aubrey C. H. Smith |
Preceded by Vivian H. G. Bernard |
Captain of Devonport Gunnery School 1 May, 1912[14] |
Succeeded by Henry M. Doughty |
Preceded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante 1 Aug, 1914[15] – 28 Nov, 1915[16] |
Succeeded by John R. Segrave |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya 28 Nov, 1915[17] – 5 Jan, 1918[18][19] |
Succeeded by Louis C. S. Woollcombe |
Preceded by Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield |
Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport 15 Mar, 1920[20] |
Succeeded by John D. Kelly |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 327.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395zz.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 327.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392g.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395zz.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
- ↑ Day of month taken from successor. Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.