Lionel Edward Henry Royle

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Captain (retired) Lionel Edward Henry Royle, (18 March, 1883 – 11 November, 1943) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Royle entered the Royal Navy with the January, 1897 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia, passing in 53rd in order of merit with 1216 marks in the competitive entrance examinations.[1]

Royle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1904.[2]

Royle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1912.[3]

Royle was appointed to the battleship Dreadnought as torpedo officer on 31 December, 1913. In this appointment, Royle was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917 and he would leave the ship only on 15 April, 1918 when he was appointed in command of a vessel that is probably the battleship H.M.S. Dominion.[4]

Royle was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 31 December, 1922. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 March, 1927. There is no indication that he served in World War II.[5]

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur G. Smith
Captain of H.M.S. Dominion
15 Apr, 1918[6] – 30 Apr, 1918[7]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle (Portsmouth, England), 6 Feb 1897, p. 8.
  2. Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. 318.
  3. Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. 318.
  4. Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. 318. Hard to read, but read other page, too.
  5. Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. 318.
  6. Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. 318.
  7. Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/114. f. 318.