Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle

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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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cecil F. Lambert 		Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia
12 Jun, 1908[8] – 1 Apr, 1909[9] 		Succeeded by
James C. Ley
Preceded by
Charles L. Napier 		Captain of H.M.S. Edgar
12 Jan, 1910[10] – 26 Jun, 1910[11] 		Succeeded by
Charles B. Miller
Preceded by
Allan F. Everett 		Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland
6 Jun, 1910[12] – 1 May, 1912[13] 		Succeeded by
Aubrey C. H. Smith
Preceded by
Vivian H. G. Bernard 		Captain of Devonport Gunnery School
1 May, 1912[14] 		Succeeded by
Henry M. Doughty
Preceded by
Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt 		Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante
1 Aug, 1914[15] – 28 Nov, 1915[16] 		Succeeded by
John R. Segrave
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Malaya
28 Nov, 1915[17] – Jan, 1918[18] 		Succeeded by
Louis C. S. Woollcombe
Preceded by
Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield 		Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport
15 Mar, 1920[19] 		Succeeded by
John D. Kelly

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 327.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395zz.
  7. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 327.
  9. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
  10. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
  11. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
  12. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
  13. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
  14. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392g.
  16. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395zz.
  18. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
  19. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.


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