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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] {{HON}} '''Robert Francis Boyle''', M.V.O., Royal Navy (12 December, 1863 – 11 September, 1922) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[File:Boyle, NPG x165432.jpg|thumb|350px|Vice-Admiral The Honourable Robert F. Boyle, 1919.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] {{HON}} '''Robert Francis Boyle''', {{Post-Nominals|country=GBR-cats|M.V.O.4}}, R.N. (12 December, 1863 &ndash; 11 September, 1922) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Boyle was born in London.  Upon passing out of the {{UK-1Britannia|f=tp}} on 20 December 1878 he received his first naval appointment as a {{NavCadRN}} n the {{UK-1Monarch|f=t}}, serving in the Mediterranean.  He would spent three years in her, being promoted to the rank of {{MidRN}} on 21 July 1879.  When the ship paid off on 26 January 1882, Boyle cooled his heels for two months at {{UK-DukeOfWellington}} at Portsmouth.
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 August, 1886.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25620/pages/4176 no. 25620.  p. 4176.]  27 August, 1886.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 August, 1886.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25620/pages/4176 no. 25620.  p. 4176.]  27 August, 1886.</ref>
  
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He was appointed in command of {{UK-Leviathan}} and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Hedworth Meux|The Hon. Hedworth Lambton]] on 26 June, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 3 July, 1905.  Issue '''37749''', col A, p. 12.</ref>
 
He was appointed in command of {{UK-Leviathan}} and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Hedworth Meux|The Hon. Hedworth Lambton]] on 26 June, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 3 July, 1905.  Issue '''37749''', col A, p. 12.</ref>
  
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bacchante|f=t}} in November 1906, remaining there only until January.{{MackieRNW}}
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bacchante|f=t}} in November 1906, remaining there only until January.
  
He was appointed in command of {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} on 20 July, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices)''The Times''Thursday, 1 August, 1907. Issue '''38400''', col E, p. 5.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} on 5 March, 1907.<ref>Boyle Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 199.</ref>
  
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Antrim|f=t}} on 1 September, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 278.</ref>
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Boyle was appointed in command of the {{UK-Antrim|f=t}} on 1 September, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 278}}
  
He became Captain of the {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh|f=t}} in April 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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He served in the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]] as Captain of the {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh|f=t}} of the {{UK-CS|5}} from April 1909 to 18 May, 1911. In March of 1911, he was chastised for a "serious lack of usual precautions in firing of 9.2-in and 6-in guns in ''Duke of Edinburgh''".  Later in the year, he was lent to function as Assistant to the Admiral Commanding Reserves during the illness of Kerr.<ref>Boyle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 47.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
 
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 April, 1914, vice [[Edmond John Warre Slade|Slade]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28828/pages/3662 no. 28828.  p. 3662.]  5 May, 1914.</ref>
 
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 April, 1914, vice [[Edmond John Warre Slade|Slade]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28828/pages/3662 no. 28828.  p. 3662.]  5 May, 1914.</ref>
  
In March, 1916, he was appointed to fly his flag at Stornoway.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918). p. 3.</ref>
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In March, 1916, he was appointed to fly his flag at Stornoway{{SMNLNov18|p. 3}}, being appointed additional to the yacht ''Iolaire'' on the tenth.{{NLDec18|p. 1056}}
  
 
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 10 February, 1919, and placed on the Retired List on 11 February.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31201/pages/2738 no. 31201.  p. 2738.]  25 February, 1919.</ref>
 
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 10 February, 1919, and placed on the Retired List on 11 February.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31201/pages/2738 no. 31201.  p. 2738.]  25 February, 1919.</ref>
  
==Footnotes==
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Boyle acted as Nautical Assessor in the House of Lords from 1920 to 1922.  He would die on 11 September at Harewood House, Leeds.
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Death of Vice-Admiral R. F. Boyle" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 12 September, 1922.  Issue '''43134''', col C, pg. 13.
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*"Death of Vice-Admiral R. F. Boyle" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 12 September, 1922.  Issue '''43134''', col C, p. 13.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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Revision as of 09:32, 5 April 2020

Vice-Admiral The Honourable Robert F. Boyle, 1919.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

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

Boyle was born in London. Upon passing out of the training ship H.M.S. Britannia on 20 December 1878 he received his first naval appointment as a Naval Cadet n the masted turret ship Monarch, serving in the Mediterranean. He would spent three years in her, being promoted to the rank of Midshipman on 21 July 1879. When the ship paid off on 26 January 1882, Boyle cooled his heels for two months at Duke of Wellington at Portsmouth.

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.

He was appointed in command of Prince George on 5 March, 1907.[5]

Boyle was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Antrim on 1 September, 1908.[6]

He served in the Atlantic Fleet as Captain of the armoured cruiser Duke of Edinburgh of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron from April 1909 to 18 May, 1911. In March of 1911, he was chastised for a "serious lack of usual precautions in firing of 9.2-in and 6-in guns in Duke of Edinburgh". Later in the year, he was lent to function as Assistant to the Admiral Commanding Reserves during the illness of Kerr.[7]

Great War

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 April, 1914, vice Slade.[8]

In March, 1916, he was appointed to fly his flag at Stornoway[9], being appointed additional to the yacht Iolaire on the tenth.[10]

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 10 February, 1919, and placed on the Retired List on 11 February.[11]

Boyle acted as Nautical Assessor in the House of Lords from 1920 to 1922. He would die on 11 September at Harewood House, Leeds.

Bibliography

  • "Death of Vice-Admiral R. F. Boyle" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 September, 1922. Issue 43134, col C, p. 13.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John G. Hewitt
Captain of H.M.S. Caledonia, Boys' Training Ship
21 Aug, 1901[12]
Succeeded by
John F. E. Green
Preceded by
Sydney R. Fremantle
Captain of H.M.S. Albion
1 May, 1905[13] – 31 May, 1905[14]
Succeeded by
Frederick S. Pelham
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Dominion
20 Jun, 1905[15] – 25 Jun, 1905[16]
Succeeded by
John L. Marx
Preceded by
Christopher G. F. M. Cradock
Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan
26 Jun, 1905[17] – 17 Jul, 1905[18]
Succeeded by
Robert J. Prendergast
Preceded by
Robert J. Prendergast
Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante
27 Nov, 1906[19] – 28 Jan, 1907[20]
Succeeded by
William G. E. Ruck-Keene
Preceded by
Robert H. S. Stokes
Captain of H.M.S. Prince George
5 Mar, 1907[21] – 15 Nov, 1907[22]
Succeeded by
Arthur L. Cay
Preceded by
William C. Pakenham
Captain of H.M.S. Antrim
1 Sep, 1908[23] – 28 Apr, 1909[24]
Succeeded by
Robert E. R. Benson
Preceded by
Harry H. Stileman
Captain of H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh
29 Apr, 1909[25][26] – 18 May, 1911[27]
Succeeded by
Thomas W. Kemp
Preceded by
Mark E. F. Kerr
Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
c. 23 Sep, 1911[28] – 15 Oct, 1911[29]
Succeeded by
Cresswell J. Eyres
Preceded by
William O. Story
Rear-Admiral-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District
1 Oct, 1911[30] – 9 Jun, 1914[31]
Succeeded by
Charles W. Keighly-Peach
as Captain-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District
Preceded by
Charles J. Barlow
Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area XVII
2 Apr, 1915[32] – Mar, 1916[33]
Succeeded by
Alfred W. Paget
Preceded by
?
Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area I
10 Mar, 1916[34] – 24 Apr, 1919[35]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Reginald G. O. Tupper
Rear-Admiral, Stornoway
Mar, 1916[36] – 28 Apr, 1919[37]
Succeeded by
Appointment Terminated

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25620. p. 4176. 27 August, 1886.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26893. p. 5213. 21 September, 1897.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue 37749, col A, p. 12.
  5. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 199.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
  7. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 28828. p. 3662. 5 May, 1914.
  9. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1056.
  11. The London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
  12. Boyle service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172.
  13. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  14. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  15. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  16. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  17. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue 37749, col A, p. 12.
  18. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  19. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  20. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  21. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 199.
  22. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  23. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
  24. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  25. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 305.
  26. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  27. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  28. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
  29. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
  30. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
  31. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  32. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
  33. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
  34. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
  35. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
  36. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.
  37. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.