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==Life & Career==
 
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Boyle was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the Queen dated 4 August, 1890, vice [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Stephenson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26077/pages/4328 no. 26077.  p. 4328.]  8 August, 1890.</ref>
 
  
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Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 20 February, 1892, vice [[George Lydiard Sulivan|Sulivan]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26263/pages/1201 no. 26263.  p. 1201.]  1 March, 1892.</ref>  He died at Upper Berkeley Street, London, on 12 June.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 16 June, 1892.  Issue '''33666''', col A, pg. 1.</ref>
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Boyle commanded the {{UK-2Ajax|f=t}} in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]], his ship acting as part of Fleet Number 2 which represented a hypothetical Hostile Fleet attacking British trade routes.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
  
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Boyle was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the Queen dated 4 August, 1890, vice [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Stephenson]].{{Gaz|26077|4328|8 August, 1890}}
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Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 20 February, 1892, vice [[George Lydiard Sulivan|Sulivan]].{{Gaz|26263|1201|1 March, 1892}} He died at Upper Berkeley Street, London, on 12 June.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 16 June, 1892.  Issue '''33666''', col A, p. 1.</ref>
  
 
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*"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 15 June, 1892.  Issue '''33665''', col F, pg. 5.
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 6 April 2022

Rear-Admiral Robert Hornby Boyle, Royal Navy (11 October, 1840 – 12 June, 1892) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Boyle commanded the turret ship Ajax in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890, his ship acting as part of Fleet Number 2 which represented a hypothetical Hostile Fleet attacking British trade routes.[1]

Boyle was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the Queen dated 4 August, 1890, vice Stephenson.[2]

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 20 February, 1892, vice Sulivan.[3] He died at Upper Berkeley Street, London, on 12 June.[4]

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 15 June, 1892. Issue 33665, col F, p. 5.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry C. St. John 		Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
11 Dec, 1886[5] 		Succeeded by
Frederick S. Vander-Meulen
Preceded by
Francis Durrant 		Captain of H.M.S. Ajax
28 Nov, 1888[6] 		Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26077. p. 4328. 8 August, 1890.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26263. p. 1201. 1 March, 1892.
  4. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 16 June, 1892. Issue 33666, col A, p. 1.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 215.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 196.

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