Boyle Somerville
Vice-Admiral Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville CMG (7 September 1863 – 24 March 1936) was an Irish naval officer who served in the Royal Navy and an author who wrote on maritime topics as well as ethnography and archaeology. Somerville was murdered by the Irish Republican Army in 1936.
Boyle Somerville | |
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Officers and naturalists on HMS Sealark in 1905. Boyle Somerville is in the centre of the front row. | |
| Born | 7 September 1863 Castletownshend, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 24 March 1936 (aged 72) Castletownshend, County Cork, Ireland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1877–1919 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Devonshire HMS King Alfred HMS Amphitrite HMS Argonaut HMS Victorian |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Egyptian War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Spouse(s) |
Helen Mabel Allen (m. 1896) |
| Relations | Edith Somerville (sister) |
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