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{{CaptRN}} '''Edward Spencer Harry Boyle''', (8 October, 1870 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} {{HON}} '''Edward Spencer Harry Boyle''', (8 October, 1870 – 8 October, 1937) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. He seemed to do very poorly as a sailor, being dismissed the service early and clawing his way back in. Despite wrecking a torpedo boat, he managed to redeem himself with valorous work with landing parties in South Africa. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | Boyle was born in London. He listed Lady Shannon of Castle Martyn, Ireland as his guardian upon joining the service.<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/131.|}} f. 133.</ref> | ||
Boyle was | |||
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Boyle was dismissed the service on 16 December 1891 after failing for the second time to pass college.<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/131.|}} f. 133.</ref> | ||
Boyle was | |||
He would later serve in the Indian Marine and later become a {{LieutRN}} on the Supplementary List on 31 October, 1895.<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/131.|}} f. 133.</ref> | |||
Boyle wrecked the {{UK-1TB28|f=t}} in July 1898, for which he was severely censured.<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/137/76.|}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
Boyle was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} for services in South Africa on 1 January, 1903.<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/137/76.|}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
Boyle was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1910.<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/243.|}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
Reverted to the Retired List on 15 December 1919.<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/243.|}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+Spencer+Harry+Boyle Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+Spencer+Harry+Boyle Service Records] | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claude William Manners Plenderleath|Claude W. M. Plenderleath]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 28 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 28]]'''<br>? – 29 Jul, 1898{{HepperLosses|p. 15}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Campbell Watson|John C. Watson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Royal Oak'']]'''<br>15 Jan, 1910<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/243.|}} f. ?.</ref> – 30 Jun, 1910<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/243.|}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Hesketh Smyth|Harry H. Smyth]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 6 April 2022
Captain THE HONOURABLE Edward Spencer Harry Boyle, (8 October, 1870 – 8 October, 1937) served in the Royal Navy. He seemed to do very poorly as a sailor, being dismissed the service early and clawing his way back in. Despite wrecking a torpedo boat, he managed to redeem himself with valorous work with landing parties in South Africa.
Life & Career
Boyle was born in London. He listed Lady Shannon of Castle Martyn, Ireland as his guardian upon joining the service.[1]
Boyle was dismissed the service on 16 December 1891 after failing for the second time to pass college.[2]
He would later serve in the Indian Marine and later become a Lieutenant on the Supplementary List on 31 October, 1895.[3]
Boyle wrecked the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 28 in July 1898, for which he was severely censured.[4]
Boyle was specially promoted to the rank of Commander for services in South Africa on 1 January, 1903.[5]
Boyle was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.[6]
Reverted to the Retired List on 15 December 1919.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Claude W. M. Plenderleath |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 28 ? – 29 Jul, 1898[8] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by John C. Watson |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak 15 Jan, 1910[9] – 30 Jun, 1910[10] |
Succeeded by Harry H. Smyth |
Footnotes
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/131. f. 133.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/131. f. 133.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/131. f. 133.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/76. f. ?.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/76. f. ?.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/243. f. ?.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/243. f. ?.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 15.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/243. f. ?.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/243. f. ?.
