Richard Bernard Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon (1897-1917)

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Richard Bernard Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon ‡
Birth:	13 November 1897
Death:	13 April 1917 Arras, France ¶
Death at event:	Battle of Arras (1917)
Father:	Richard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (1860-1906)
Mother:	Nellie Thompson (-1910)
Titles:	7th Earl of Shannon
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Richard Bernard Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon, was born 13 November 1897 to Richard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (1860-1906) and Nellie Thompson (-1910) and died 13 April 1917 Battle of Arras (1917) of killed in action.

He died unmarried, and his titles were inherited by his younger brother.

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‡ General

Richard Bernard Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon at thePeerage Richard Bernard Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon at Genealogics 2.2.7.1.6.7.3.1.1.1. on Descendants of King James I & VI CWGC

¶ Death

SHANNON.—In loving memory of 2nd Lieut. Richard B. Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon, Royal Fusiliers, killed in action, April 13th, at Arras, France, aged 19 years. Inserted by his cousins, Rose and Cpl. J. Foster Webb, Highgate Hill. The Brisbane Courier, 7 July 1917, page 4