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
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, DL (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 July 1963 as a rear admiral.^[2]^[3]

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 Baron Vivian.^[2]

^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Rear Admiral David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "No. 43115". The London Gazette. 24 September 1963. p. 7913.

Military offices
Preceded by Derick Hetherington	Flag Officer, Malta 1961–1963	Vacant Title next held by Dudley Davenport
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Patrick Boyle	Earl of Glasgow 1963–1984	Succeeded by Patrick Boyle
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Patrick Boyle	Baron Fairlie 1963–1984 Member of the House of Lords (1964–1984)	Succeeded by Patrick Boyle

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