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Revision as of 14:40, 19 May 2014

Edward Courtney Boyle, V.C., (23 March, 1883 – 16 December, 1967) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Boyle was appointed in command of the submarine D 3 on 25 March, 1914.[1]

On 19 October, 1914, he was appointed in command of the submarine E 14.[2]

On 27 April, 1915, he took E 14 into the Sea of Marmora and preyed upon Turkish shipping within, sinking a gunboat on 3 May and ending enemy attempts to reinforce Gallipoli by sea. On 21 May, 1915, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in E 14.

On 28 October, 1918, Boyle was appointed in command of the depot ship Platypus.[3] This appointment was renewed on 11 March, 1919.[4] He became Captain (S) of the "J" class submarines of the Royal Australian Navy.[5]

In January, 1923, Boyle was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birmingham.[6]

Boyle was appointed in command of the battleship Iron Duke in August, 1929.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. C 29
Mar, 1910[8] – ? 		Succeeded by
Donald I. McGillewie
Preceded by
Francis H. H. Goodhart 		Captain of H.M.S. D 3
25 Mar, 1914[9] – ? 		Succeeded by
Robert R. Turner
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. E 14
19 Oct, 1914[10] – ? 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey S. White
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Platypus
28 Oct, 1918[11] – ? 		Succeeded by
Edward C. Boyle
Preceded by
Edward C. Boyle 		Captain of H.M.S. Platypus
11 Mar, 1919[12] – ? 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry J. S. Brownrigg 		Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
Jan, 1923[13] – ? 		Succeeded by
Richard H. L. Bevan
Preceded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar 		Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
Aug, 1929[14] – ? 		Succeeded by
Richard M. King

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List (June, 1914) p. 273.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 950.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). pp. 714, 950.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 395a.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 273.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 950.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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