Admiral

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Sir Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle (21 October 1871 – 13 October 1949) was a

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officer who went on to be

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Naval career

Born the son of

Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon Henry Bentinck Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (22 November 1833 in London – 8 February 1890 in Castlemartyr) was an Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Brigade, South Irish Division, Royal Artillery. Family He was a son of Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shanno ...

, Boyle joined the

as a cadet in 1884.Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
/ref> He was promoted to Commander on 1 January 1902, and in April that year was assigned for temporary duty at the

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. Four months later, he was in August 1902 posted to the

protected cruiser Protected cruisers, a type of naval cruiser of the late-19th century, gained their description because an armoured deck offered protection for vital machine-spaces from fragments caused by shells exploding above them. Protected cruisers re ...

HMS ''Isis''. He served in

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and, as Captain of HMS ''Malaya'', took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. He was Aide-de-camp to the King from 1918 to 1919 and served as

from 1920 to 1924.Croft's Peerage
He retired in 1924.

References

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