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He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Malaya (1915)|''Malaya'']] on 28 November, 1915,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 395''zz''.</ref> and commissioned the new vessel on 1 January, 1916.
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bacchante|f=t}} in August 1914{{MackieRNW}} and then directly over to the unfinished super-dreadnought {{UK-Malaya}} on 28 November, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 395''zz''.</ref> He commissioned the new vessel on 1 January, 1916.
  
 
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At the [[Battle of Jutland]], Boyle commanded the super-dreadnought {{UK-Malaya}} as part of the {{UK-BS|5}}.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
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At the [[Battle of Jutland]], Boyle commanded {{UK-Malaya}} as part of the {{UK-BS|5}}.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 14:32, 18 October 2012

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

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

He was appointed in command of Cumberland at some point.[Citation needed] When?

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

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

The Great War

He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Bacchante in August 1914[4] and then directly over to the unfinished super-dreadnought Malaya on 28 November, 1915.[5] 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.[6]

See Also

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. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395zz.
  6. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
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