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Vice-Admiral Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (7 September, 1863 – 24 March, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
In May 1915, Somerville was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Amphitrite.[1]
In September 1915, he was made captain of the armoured cruiser King Alfred, remaining with her for about a year.[2]
Somerville was murdered at his home, The Point House, Castletownshend, Co. Cork, on 24 March, 1936.
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral Boyle Somerville" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 26 March, 1936. Issue 47333, col B, p. 16.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
