Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle
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 gained twelve months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with a seniority of 21 October, 1891. His top gunnery marks earned him the Goodenough Medal for 1891.
He served in the Royal Sovereign in the Channel Squadron from May 1892 to August, 1893 and then went to Excellent to qualify in gunnery. He became a Lieutnant (G) in July 1895 and served as gunnery officer in the second class protected cruiser Indefatigable in the annual manoeuvres of 1895, and in Dreadnought in 1896. He stayed on with Dreadnought through March 1897.
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Commander with a seniority of 1 January, 1902.
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He was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 12 June, 1908 and served as Flag Captain until being superseded on 1 April, 1909.[2]
He was appointed in command of Edgar on 12 January, 1910,[3] and of Cumberland in June 1910.
The Great War
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Bacchante in August 1914 and then directly over to the unfinished super-dreadnought Malaya on 28 November, 1915.[4] 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.[5]
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[6] – 1 Apr, 1909[7] |
Succeeded by Archibald P. Stoddart |
| Preceded by Carlton V. de M. Cowper |
Captain of H.M.S. Edgar 12 Jan, 1910[8] – 26 Jun, 1910[9] |
Succeeded by Charles B. Miller |
| Preceded by Allan F. Everett |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 6 Jun, 1910[10][11] – 1 May, 1912[12] |
Succeeded by Aubrey C. H. Smith |
| Preceded by Vivian H. G. Bernard |
Captain of Devonport Gunnery School 1 May, 1912[13] |
Succeeded by Henry M. Doughty |
| Preceded by Cyril Asser |
Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante 1 Aug, 1914[14] – 28 Nov, 1915[15] |
Succeeded by John R. Segrave |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya 28 Nov, 1915[16] – 5 Jan, 1918[17][18] |
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[19] |
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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 298.
- ↑ 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.
