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VC609 Edward Courtney Boyle
BORN 23 March 1883
DIED 16 December 1967 AGE 84
VC Won 27 April-18 May 1915 AGE 32
Place VC Won Sea of Marmara, Turkey
War/Campaign First World War 1915
Name Edward Courtney Boyle No.
VC Issue No. 609 Awards VC
Regiment Royal Navy
Later
Now
Rank VC Won Lieutenant-Commander
Rank End Of Career Rear-Admiral
Place Of Birth Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Place Of Death Ascot, Berkshire, England
Buried/Location Ashes Surrey, England
Cremated Woking Crematorium, Hermitage Road, St John's, Woking, Surrey, England
Date Buried/Cremated 22 December 1967
Headstone Ashes removed Plot/Grave no. Removed by Mr Boyle
Gazetted 21 May 1915
VC Presented 21 March 1916, George V, Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Named on Roll of Honour, Big Classical, Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire
Display & named in memorial book 'For Valour', Cheltenham College Library, Gloucestershire
Entry in 'Honours Book', Archives Department, Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire
P Framed citation & picture in Classroom no. 10, Centenary Block, Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire
P Named on Submariners Memorial, National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
P Named on VC Memorial, Royal Naval & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Blue Plaque, 3 Chatsworth Square, Carlisle, Cumbria
Victoria Cross Commemorative Paving Stone, Cenotaph, Town Square, Carlisle, Cumbria
By The Way…
His Victoria Cross was presented to the Submarine Museum by Edward Boyles family
VC Held By
Royal Naval Submarine Museum, Haslar Jetty Road, Gosport, Hampshire, England
