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Revision as of 10:59, 27 April 2015

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

Life & Career

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1904.[1]

Boyle was appointed in command of the submarine D 3 on 25 March, 1914.[2]

On 19 October, 1914, he was appointed in command of the submarine E 14.[3]

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.[4] This appointment was renewed on 11 March, 1919.[5] He became Captain (S) of the "J" class submarines of the Royal Australian Navy.[6]

In January, 1923, Boyle was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birmingham.[7]

Boyle was appointed in command of the battleship Iron Duke in August, 1929.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. C 29
Mar, 1910[9]
Succeeded by
Donald I. McGillewie
Preceded by
Francis H. H. Goodhart
Captain of H.M.S. D 3
25 Mar, 1914[10]
Succeeded by
Robert R. Turner
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. E 14
19 Oct, 1914[11]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey S. White
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Platypus
28 Oct, 1918[12]
Succeeded by
Edward C. Boyle
Preceded by
Edward C. Boyle
Captain of H.M.S. Platypus
11 Mar, 1919[13]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry J. S. Brownrigg
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
Jan, 1923[14]
Succeeded by
Richard H. L. Bevan
Preceded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
14 Aug, 1929[15]
Succeeded by
Richard M. King

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 9.
  2. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 273.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 950.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). pp. 714, 950.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 395a.
  10. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 273.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
  13. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 950.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Superseded this predecessor on that date. Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.