David Boyle (diplomat)
David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle
Biography
Boyle was the son of Henry David Boyle, who was involved in mining in Rhodesia and Russia, and Emma Chambres Robinson. After being educated at
In 1911 he was made Gold Staff Officer to the Earl Marshal, and officiated at the coronations of George V, George VI and Elizabeth II.
In 1912 he was made an Assistant
In October 1919, Boyle was posted to the United States and then to Dublin in August 1920 as part of the Auxiliary Division, running the Police Adviser's Office. In January 1921, he took over the running of Auxiliary Division's Special Branch in Dublin, but resigned in September of that year. In February 1922 he was listed in the intelligence section of the Special Reserve of Officers.[2] Between 1922 and 1924 he travelled to Canada, the United States, Japan, China and Malaya. In August 1924 he accompanied the Prince of Wales on a visit to New York as his Assistant Private Secretary.
He subsequently became a company director, including for
He was appointed a
He married Laura Grant Tennant, daughter of James Tennant and Henrietta Grant Fergusson, on 27 April 1916. Their son was the diplomat Ranald Boyle.
References
- ^ David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle, in The Auxiliaries. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "No. 32623". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 1922. p. 1715.
- ^ "No. 33974". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 September 1933. p. 5734.
- ^ "No. 38311". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1948. p. 3369.
- ^ The Court of the Lord Lyon: Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary. Retrieved 24 November 2022.