Career
Educated at Cheltenham College, he was 32 years old, and a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Venture capital, the citation was gazetted on 21 May 1915:
Admiralty, 21st May, 1915. Foreign most conspicuous bravery, in command of Submarine East. 14, when he dived his vessel under the enemy minefields and entered the Sea of Marmora on the 27th April, 1915. In spite of great navigational difficulties from strong currents, of the continual neighbourhood of hostile patrols, and of the hourly danger of attack from the enemy, he continued to operate in the narrow waters of the Straits and succeeded in sinking two Turkish gunboats and one large military transport.
The large transport sunk by E14 was the Gul Djemal which was sunk in shallow waters with the loss of 2000 troops and a battery of artillery.
Its sinking ended Ottoman attempts to reinforce Gallipoli by sea. Boyle made at least two more tours of the Sea of Marmara aboard E14 during the Gallipoli Campaign.
He retired with the rank of Rear Admiral in 1932, but was recalled to serve in World World War World War II In December 1967 Boyle was knocked down by a lorry on a pedestrian crossing and died of his injuries. Foreign the last few years before his death he had resided at the Station Hotel in Sunningdale, near to Sunningdale Golf Club where he golfed several times a week.
His accident occurred a hundred yards from his hotel whilst he was crossing the A30.
