Warren D'Oyly

Warren Hastings D'Oyly (3 August 1867 - 22 March 1950) was a British officer of the Royal Navy. He saw service in the First World War, and rose to the rank of vice-admiral.

Early life and family
Warren Hastings D'Oyly was born on 3 August 1867, the third son of Warren Hastings D'Oyly, later tenth Baronet, who worked in the Bengal Civil Service, and his wife Henrietta Mary Halliday, a daughter of Sir Frederick James Halliday, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. He was baptised at Bhagalpur, Bengal on 24 November 1867.

He married, on 1 January 1912, Sylvia Agnes Alicia Hart, daughter of General Sir Reginald Clare Hart. He had with her one son: Lieutenant Reginald Clare Hastings D'Oyly (1918 - 1941), who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and died on 31 March 1941, while stationed on HMS Bonaventure, which was sunk south of Crete.

Naval career
D'Oyly enrolled in the Royal Navy on 15 January 1881. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1891, captain in 1908, rear-admiral in 1919 and vice-admiral in 1925.

By 1913, D'Oyly was the captain of HMS Lancaster, an armoured cruiser. By 1917, he was the captain of HMS Donegal, another armoured cruiser. After the conclusion of the First World War, D'Oyly was listed in the London Gazette as being one of the "Officers and Men ... brought to the notice of the Admiralty for valuable services in the prosecution of the War".

Later life
Vice-Admiral D'Oyly died on 22 March 1950. He left an estate worth over £2,000.