Biographical Data
Boyle, Denis Richard Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo

 

Title	Rear-Admiral (CF)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	10/04/1935	Death	14/08/2014
Place	London	Place	Ottawa
Area	ON	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	CMM.
Awards
Qualifications	pcsc; ndc;

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/04/1952). (Transferred to RCN 11/09/1953). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (E) RCN (With seniority dated 11/09/1953). He served in the Royal Roads Military College 1953. He served in H.M.S. Thunderer (RNEC) for Training 1955. He was appointed as a A/Sub-Lieutenant (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1957). He served in HMCS Nootka as Junior Engineer Officer 1958. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) RCN (With seniority dated 16/04/1959). He served in Royal Naval Engineering College for Mechanical Engineering Sub-specialist Course 1959. He served in HMCS Saguenay as Assistant Engineer Officer 1960. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Engineering Division as Marine Engineering Training Officer 1962. He served in HMCS St. Laurent as Engineer Officer 1965. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1966). He served in MARCOM HQ as Senior Staff Officer Ship Maintenance and Management 1966. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College Course 1968. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College on Directing Staff 1969. He served in CFHQ as Project Officer DDH-280 Project 1971. He was appointed as a Commander (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1972). He served in NDHQ as Senior Staff Officer Naval Maintenance Management Systems as Section Head 1972. He served in NDHQ as Section Head (Maritime Maintenance Section) 1973. He was appointed as a Captain (MARE) (With seniority dated 01/01/1975). He served in NDHQ as Director Marine and Electrical Engineering Equipment 1975. He served in National Defence College of Canada (Course 32) 1978. He served in MARCOM HQ as Chief of Staff Personnel and Training 1979. He served in Canadian Forces Language School for French Language Training 1982. He was appointed as a Commodore (CF) (With seniority dated 01/05/1983). He served in NDHQ as Director General Recruiting Education and Training 1983. He served in NDHQ as Director General Maritime Engineering and Maintenance 1986. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral 01/04/1988). He served in NDHQ as Chief Engineering and Maintenance 1989. (He was retired on 01/07/1991.) (He was qualified as a Marine Systems Engineer.)

 

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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
Last update
2014-12-22 00:00:00

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