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Revision as of 16:29, 24 June 2014

Admiral of the Fleet William Henry Dudley Boyle, Twelfth Earl of Cork and Orrery (30 November 1873 – 19 April 1967) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.

He was appointed command of the Repulse on 6 November, 1917.[1]

He was appointed command of the Tiger on 22 March, 1919.[2]

He was appointed Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command of First Battle Squadron on 3 May, 1924.[3]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward Reeves
Captain of H.M.S. Skirmisher
16 Jan, 1912[4] – ?
Succeeded by
John B. Sparks
Preceded by
John S. Dumaresq
Captain of H.M.S. Repulse
6 Nov, 1917[5] – ?
Succeeded by
Alfred D. P. R. Pound
Preceded by
Arthur A. M. Duff
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
29 Mar, 1919[6] – ?
Succeeded by
John E. Cameron
Preceded by
William A. H. Kelly
Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron
3 May, 1924[7] – ?
Succeeded by
Renamed as Second Battle Squadron
Preceded by
John W. L. McClintock
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
late 1929[Citation needed] – ?
Succeeded by
Barry E. Domvile
Preceded by
William W. Fisher
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station
3 Jul, 1937[8] – ?
Succeeded by
William M. James

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 892.
  2. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 15 March, 1919. Issue 42049, col G, p. 16.
  3. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue 43556, col F, p. 20.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 376.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 892.
  6. The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 920.
  7. "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue 43556, col F, p. 20.
  8. "Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 July, 1937. Issue 47727, col F, p. 14.

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