Robert Francis Boyle
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Vice-Admiral The Honourable Robert F. Boyle, 1919.
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Vice-Admiral THE HONOURABLE Robert Francis Boyle, M.V.O., R.N. (12 December, 1863 – 11 September, 1922) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
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He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 August, 1886.[1]
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1897.[2]
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[3]
He was appointed in command of Leviathan and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral The Hon. Hedworth Lambton on 26 June, 1905.[4]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Bacchante in November 1906, remaining there only until January.[5]
He was appointed in command of Prince George on 5 March, 1907.[6]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Antrim on 1 September, 1908.[7]
He became Captain of the armoured cruiser Duke of Edinburgh in April 1909.[8]
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 April, 1914, vice Slade.[9]
In March, 1916, he was appointed to fly his flag at Stornoway[10], being appointed additional to the yacht Iolaire on the tenth.[11]
Boyle was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 10 February, 1919, and placed on the Retired List on 11 February.[12]
"Death of Vice-Admiral R. F. Boyle" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 September, 1922. Issue 43134, col C, p. 13.
The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
John G. Hewitt Captain of H.M.S. Caledonia, Boys' Training Ship
21 Aug, 1901[13] Succeeded by
John F. E. Green
Sydney R. Fremantle Captain of H.M.S. Albion
1 May, 1905[14] – 31 May, 1905[15] Succeeded by
Frederick S. Pelham
? Captain of H.M.S. Dominion
20 Jun, 1905[16] – 25 Jun, 1905[17] Succeeded by
John L. Marx
Christopher G. F. M. Cradock Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan
26 Jun, 1905[18] – 17 Jul, 1905[19] Succeeded by
Robert J. Prendergast
Robert J. Prendergast Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante
27 Nov, 1906[20] – 28 Jan, 1907[21] Succeeded by
William G. E. Ruck-Keene
Robert H. S. Stokes Captain of H.M.S. Prince George
5 Mar, 1907[22] – 15 Nov, 1907[23] Succeeded by
Arthur L. Cay
William C. Pakenham Captain of H.M.S. Antrim
1 Sep, 1908[24] – 28 Apr, 1909[25] Succeeded by
Robert E. R. Benson
Harry H. Stileman Captain of H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh
29 Apr, 1909[26][27] – 18 May, 1911[28] Succeeded by
Thomas W. Kemp
William O. Story Rear-Admiral-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District
1 Oct, 1911[29] – 9 Jun, 1914[30] Succeeded by
Charles W. Keighly-Peach
as Captain-in-Charge of the Eastern Coast Guard District
Reginald G. O. Tupper Rear-Admiral, Stornoway
Mar, 1916[31] – 1920 Succeeded by
Appointment Terminated
↑ The London Gazette: no. 25620. p. 4176. 27 August, 1886.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 26893. p. 5213. 21 September, 1897.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue 37749, col A, p. 12.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 199.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 28828. p. 3662. 5 May, 1914.
↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 3.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1056.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
↑ Boyle service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172.
↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
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