David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow

The Earl of Glasgow
Born 24 July 1910
Died 8 June 1984 (1984-06-09) (aged 73)
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held HMS Actaeon
Malta Dockyard
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Cross

Rear Admiral David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow, CB, DSC (24 July 1910 – 8 June 1984) was a British nobleman and a Royal Navy officer. He was Chief of the Name and Arms of Boyle.

Naval career

Educated at Eton College, Boyle entered the Royal Navy and fought in the Second World War during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. By the end of the war he had achieved the rank of commander and commanded the Black Swan-class sloop HMS Actaeon. Promoted to captain in 1952, he became Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet in March 1957, Commodore, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth in September 1959 and Flag Officer, Malta in July 1961.[1] He retired in 1963 as a rear admiral.[2]

Family

In 1937 he married Dorothea Lyle (1914–2006), and had three children with her:

He divorced his first wife in 1962 and remarried the same year to Ursula Vanda Maud Vivian (1912–1984), daughter of the 4th Lord Vivian.[2]

References

  1. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Rear Admiral David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow". Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Derick Hetherington
Flag Officer, Malta
1961–1963
Succeeded by
Vacant
(Next held by Dudley Davenport)
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Patrick James Boyle
Earl of Glasgow
1963–1984
Succeeded by
Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle
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