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Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle, K.C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O., Royal Navy (21 October 1871 – 13 October 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.[1]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 12 June, 1908.[2]
He was appointed in command of Edgar on 12 January, 1910,[3] and of Cumberland in June 1910.[4]
The Great War
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Bacchante in August 1914[5] and then directly over to the unfinished super-dreadnought Malaya on 28 November, 1915.[6] He commissioned the new vessel on 1 January, 1916.
Jutland
At the Battle of Jutland, Boyle commanded Malaya as part of the Fifth Battle Squadron.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cecil F. Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia 12 Jun, 1908[8] – ? |
Succeeded by James C. Ley |
| Preceded by Charles L. Napier |
Captain of H.M.S. Edgar 12 Jan, 1910[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Charles W. Bruton |
| Preceded by Allan F. Everett |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland Jun, 1910[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Aubrey C. H. Smith |
| Preceded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante 1 Aug, 1914[11] – ? |
Succeeded by John R. Segrave |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya 28 Nov, 1915[12] – ? |
Succeeded by Louis C. S. Woollcombe |
| Preceded by Alfred E. M. Chatfield |
Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport 1920 – ? |
Succeeded by John D. Kelly |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 327.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395zz.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 327.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395zz.
