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'''Edward Courtney Boyle''', V.C., (23 March, 1883 – 16 December, 1967) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{RearRN}} '''Edward Courtney Boyle''', V.C., (23 March, 1883 – 16 December, 1967) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 9}}  He was appointed in command of one or more submarines on 1 April, 1906, but in the style of the day, the identity of the submarines is not recorded in the service record.  However, sometime in 1910 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-C29|f=t}}.<ref>Boyle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/135.|D7604039}} f. 138.</ref>


Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1912.<ref>Boyle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/135.|D7604039}} f. 138.</ref>
 
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
 
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
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Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 9}}


Boyle was appointed in command of the {{UK-D3|f=t}} on 25 March, 1914.{{NLJun14|p. 273}}
Boyle was appointed in command of the {{UK-D3|f=t}} on 25 March, 1914.{{NLJun14|p. 273}}


==Great War==
On 19 October, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-E14|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 353}}
On 19 October, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-E14|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 353}}


On 27 April, 1915, he took ''E 14'' into the Sea of Marmora and preyed upon Turkish shipping within, sinking a gunboat on 3 May and ending enemy attempts to reinforce Gallipoli by sea.  On 21 May, 1915, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in {{UK-E14}}.
On 27 April, 1915, he took ''E 14'' into the Sea of Marmora and preyed upon Turkish shipping within, sinking a gunboat on 3 May and ending enemy attempts to reinforce Gallipoli by sea.  On 21 May, 1915, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in {{UK-E14}}.
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>Boyle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/135.|D7604039}} f. 138.</ref>
==Post-war==
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Boyle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/135.|D7604039}} f. 138.</ref>


On 28 October, 1918, Boyle was appointed in command of the {{UK-Platypus|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 950}}  This appointment was renewed on 11 March, 1919.{{NLDec19|p. 950}}  He became Captain (S) of the [["J" Class Submarine (1915)|"J" class submarines]] of the [[Royal Australian Navy]].{{NLJan21|pp. 714, 950}}
On 28 October, 1918, Boyle was appointed in command of the {{UK-Platypus|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 950}}  This appointment was renewed on 11 March, 1919.{{NLDec19|p. 950}}  He became Captain (S) of the [["J" Class Submarine (1915)|"J" class submarines]] of the [[Royal Australian Navy]].{{NLJan21|pp. 714, 950}}


In January, 1923, Boyle was appointed in command of the {{UK-Birmingham|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
In January, 1923, Boyle was appointed in command of the {{UK-Birmingham|f=t}}.
 
Boyle was appointed in command of the {{UK-IronDuke|f=t}} on 14 August, 1929.<ref>Boyle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/135.|D7604039}} f. 138.</ref>


Boyle was appointed in command of the {{UK-IronDuke|f=t}} in August, 1929.{{MackieRNW}}
Boyle was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 October, 1932 and was placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with the provisions of [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Boyle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/135.|D7604039}} f. 138.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+Courtney+Boyle Service Records]
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Revision as of 19:50, 9 July 2015

Rear-Admiral Edward Courtney Boyle, V.C., (23 March, 1883 – 16 December, 1967) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1904.[1] He was appointed in command of one or more submarines on 1 April, 1906, but in the style of the day, the identity of the submarines is not recorded in the service record. However, sometime in 1910 he was appointed in command of the submarine C 29.[2]

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1912.[3]

Boyle was appointed in command of the submarine D 3 on 25 March, 1914.[4]

Great War

On 19 October, 1914, he was appointed in command of the submarine E 14.[5]

On 27 April, 1915, he took E 14 into the Sea of Marmora and preyed upon Turkish shipping within, sinking a gunboat on 3 May and ending enemy attempts to reinforce Gallipoli by sea. On 21 May, 1915, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in E 14.

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[6]

Post-war

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1920.[7]

On 28 October, 1918, Boyle was appointed in command of the depot ship Platypus.[8] This appointment was renewed on 11 March, 1919.[9] He became Captain (S) of the "J" class submarines of the Royal Australian Navy.[10]

In January, 1923, Boyle was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birmingham.

Boyle was appointed in command of the battleship Iron Duke on 14 August, 1929.[11]

Boyle was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 October, 1932 and was placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with the provisions of Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. C 29
Mar, 1910[13] 		Succeeded by
Donald I. McGillewie
Preceded by
Francis H. H. Goodhart 		Captain of H.M.S. D 3
25 Mar, 1914[14] 		Succeeded by
Robert R. Turner
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. E 14
19 Oct, 1914[15] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey S. White
Preceded by
Charles G. Brodie 		Captain of H.M.S. Platypus
28 Oct, 1918[16] 		Succeeded by
Edward C. Boyle
Preceded by
Edward C. Boyle 		Captain of H.M.S. Platypus
11 Mar, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
George P. England 		Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
Jan, 1923[18] 		Succeeded by
Bernard Buxton
Preceded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar 		Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
14 Aug, 1929[19] 		Succeeded by
Guy L. Coleridge

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 9.
  2. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
  3. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 273.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  6. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
  7. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 950.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). pp. 714, 950.
  11. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
  12. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 395a.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 273.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 950.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ Superseded this predecessor on that date. Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.


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