Arthur Robert Hoyle (1922 – 2 May 2012) was an Australian historian and biographer. Born in

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, in 1922 to Arthur Hoyle (1896–1971) and Gertrude Underwood (1895–1972), he served in the

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as a

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during

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with 460 Squadron and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Hoyle returned to Australia and married Moira Peisley (1924–1998). He had four sons, Arthur Marshall Hoyle

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, Warwick and Andrew (dec). He served in the

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and later taught

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at the

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. He held the degrees of BA (Hons) and Dip Ed (

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) and M.SocSci (

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). He is best known for his biographies. He died on 2 May 2012 at Calvary Retirement Community Canberra.The Canberra Times 5 May 2012

Biographies

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King O'Malley King O'Malley (2 July 1858? – 20 December 1953) was an American-born Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1917, and served two terms as Minister for Home Affairs (1910–1913; 1915–16). He is remember ...

: The American Bounder'', A. R. Hoyle, Macmillan, Melbourne, 1981 * '' Roderick Flanagan: A bright flame too soon extinguished'', A. R. Hoyle, SP, Canberra, 1988 * ''Into the Darkness: A personal memoir'' (Autobiography), A.R. Hoyle, SP, Canberra, 1989 * ''

Eddie Ward Edward John Ward (7 March 189931 July 1963) was an Australian politician who represented the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in federal parliament for over 30 years. He was the member for East Sydney for all but six-and-a-half weeks from 1931 u ...

: The Truest Labor Man'', A. R. Hoyle, SP, Canberra, 1994 * ''The Life of John Hunter: Navigator, Governor, Admiral'', A. R. Hoyle, Mulini Press, Canberra, 2001 * ''

Hughie Edwards Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards, (1 August 1914 – 5 August 1982) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, Governor of Western Australia, and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "i ...

VC: The Fortunate Airman'', A. R. Hoyle, Mulini Press, Canberra, 2001

Autobiography

* ''Into the Darkness – One Young Australian's Journey from Sydney to the deadly skies over Germany 1939–1945'' by Arthur Hoyle, DFC, Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2012,

References

External links

Hughie Edwards Review

Bibliography at the National Library of AustraliaAustralian War Memorial
1922 births Australian historians Australian biographers Male biographers 2012 deaths Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Australian expatriates in England {{British-Empire-stub