Lives of the First World War

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ID: 7640373

Reference: ADM196

Title: Royal Navy Officers: 1899 - 1919

Description: The Royal Navy Officers records contain the complete service histories of around 18,000 Royal Navy officers who served with the Royal Navy between 1899 and 1919.

UPP: GBM/ADM196/18742/1

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8772606

Title: DESTRUCTION OF GERMAN CRUISER “KÖNIGSBERG”

Description: 5th July 1915, off the coast of Tanzania: At 5.45 a.m. I transferred my Flag to the "Weymouth," Captain Denis B. Crampton, M.V.O., and at 6.30 a.m. proceeded across the bar, with the Whalers "Echo" and " Fly " sweeping, and the "Childers" sounding ahead; the "Pyramus," Commander Viscount Kelburn, being in company.

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URL: http://www.naval-history.net/WW1Battle1507KonigsbergAction.htm
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Additional: Report uses Patrick Boyle's the title of Viscount Kelburn

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ID: 8772608

Title: Patrick Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow

Description: Wikipedia article: Patrick James Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow, DSO (18 June 1874 – 14 December 1963) was a Scottish nobleman and a far right political activist. Boyle was trained for a naval career at the cadet ship HMS Britannia and graduated as a Royal Navy Lieutenant on 22 June 1897. He was Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Edmund Jeffreys, Senior Naval Officer, Coast of Ireland Station, serving on his flagship HMS Howe which was port guard ship at Queenstown. They transferred to HMS Empress of India in October 1901, when that vessel relieved the Howe. He was promoted to Commander on 31 December 1908 and eventually obtained the rank of Captain before retiring in 1919. He saw action during the First World War, commanding HMS Pyramus, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1915.

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Boyle,_8th_Earl_of_Glasgow
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ID: 8772613

Reference: 1881gbc

Title: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1881/0029699743

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8772616

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1906/2/AZ/000044/188

Additional: Title: Viscount Kelburn

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8921771

Title: The Peerage

Description: Information on the Peerage

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URL: http://www.thepeerage.com
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Additional: Name match

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ID: 9271088

Reference: gbm_adm196_lives

Title: Royal Navy Officers 1899-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: GBM/ADM196/18742/1

Credit: © The National Archives

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