Difference between revisions of "Robert Francis Boyle"
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert John Prendergast|Robert J. Prendergast]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bacchante (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bacchante'']]'''<br>27 Nov, 1906<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref> – 28 Jan, 1907<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|William G. E. Ruck-Keene]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert John Prendergast|Robert J. Prendergast]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bacchante (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bacchante'']]'''<br>27 Nov, 1906<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref> – 28 Jan, 1907<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|William G. E. Ruck-Keene]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|Robert H. S. Stokes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Prince George (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Prince George'']]'''<br>5 Mar, 1907<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 199.</ref> – 15 Nov, 1907<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lindesay Cay|Arthur L. Cay]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|Robert H. S. Stokes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Prince George (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Prince George'']]'''<br>5 Mar, 1907<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 199.</ref> – 15 Nov, 1907<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Lindesay Cay|Arthur L. Cay]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Christopher Pakenham|William C. Pakenham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Antrim (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Antrim'']]'''<br>1 Sep, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 278}} – 28 Apr, 1909<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Christopher Pakenham|William C. Pakenham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Antrim (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Antrim'']]'''<br>1 Sep, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 278}} – 28 Apr, 1909<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Edmund Ross Benson|Robert E. R. Benson]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harry Hampson Stileman|Harry H. Stileman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Duke of Edinburgh'']]'''<br>29 Apr, 1909<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref> – 18 May, 1911<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Webster Kemp|Thomas W. Kemp]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harry Hampson Stileman|Harry H. Stileman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Duke of Edinburgh'']]'''<br>29 Apr, 1909<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref> – 18 May, 1911<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Webster Kemp|Thomas W. Kemp]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Oswald Story|William O. Story]]'''|'''[[Coast Guard Service|Rear-Admiral-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1911<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – 9 Jun, 1914<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles William Keighly-Peach|Charles W. Keighly-Peach]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District'''</small>}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Oswald Story|William O. Story]]'''|'''[[Coast Guard Service|Rear-Admiral-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1911<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref> – 9 Jun, 1914<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 673.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles William Keighly-Peach|Charles W. Keighly-Peach]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District'''</small>}} |
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Vice-Admiral THE HONOURABLE Robert Francis Boyle, M.V.O., R.N. (12 December, 1863 – 11 September, 1922) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 August, 1886.[1]
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1897.[2]
Captain
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[3]
He was appointed in command of Leviathan and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral The Hon. Hedworth Lambton on 26 June, 1905.[4]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Bacchante in November 1906, remaining there only until January.[5]
He was appointed in command of Prince George on 5 March, 1907.[6]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Antrim on 1 September, 1908.[7]
He became Captain of the armoured cruiser Duke of Edinburgh in April 1909.[8]
Great War
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 April, 1914, vice Slade.[9]
In March, 1916, he was appointed to fly his flag at Stornoway[10], being appointed additional to the yacht Iolaire on the tenth.[11]
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 10 February, 1919, and placed on the Retired List on 11 February.[12]
Bibliography
- "Death of Vice-Admiral R. F. Boyle" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 September, 1922. Issue 43134, col C, p. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25620. p. 4176. 27 August, 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26893. p. 5213. 21 September, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue 37749, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28828. p. 3662. 5 May, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1056.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue 37749, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 199.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.