Henry Harvey Boys

Vice-Admiral Henry Harvey Boys, Royal Navy, Retired (25 October, 1839 – 23 April, 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 4 April, 1870.^[1]

Boys was promoted to the rank of Captain on 29 January, 1880.^[2]

On 25 January, 1887, Boys commissioned the corvette Cordelia at Portsmouth.^[3]

He was appointed command of the battleship Howe on 9 May, 1890.^[4]

In accordance with the provisions of the Orders in Council of 22 February, 1870 and 24 March, 1880, he was placed on the Retired List on 25 October, 1894.^[5] He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1895,^[6] and to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 17 March, 1901.^[7]

Boys died at Bonnington, Hastings, on 23 April, 1914, aged seventy-five. A service was held at St. Matthew's Church, St. Leonards, on 28 April.^[8]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Arthur W. A. Hood	Captain of H.M.S. Excellent 13 Jul, 1869 – ?	Succeeded by Thomas Brandreth
Preceded by Arthur W. A. Hood	Director of Naval Ordnance 18 May, 1874^[9] – ?	Succeeded by Richard V. Hamilton
Preceded by George L. Atkinson-Willes	Captain of H.M.S. Howe 9 May, 1890^[10] – ?	Succeeded by Edward H. M. Davis

↑ The London Gazette: no. 23605. p. 2099. 8 April, 1870.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 24808. p. 504. 3 February, 1880.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 January, 1887. Issue 31979, col B, pg. 7.
↑ The Navy List (March, 1891). p. 226.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 26565. p. 6064. 30 October, 1894.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 26586. p. 76. 4 January, 1895.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 27297. p. 2022. 22 March, 1901.
↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Friday, 24 April, 1914. Issue 40506, col A, p. 1.
↑ Boys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 119.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 226.