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Revision as of 18:11, 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.
Contents
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
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.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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