- Arthur Hoyle
Arthur Robert Hoyle (born 1922) is an Australian historian and biographer. Born in
Sydney ,Australia in 1922 to Arthur Hoyle (1896-1971) and Gertrude Underwood (1895-1972), he served in theRoyal Air Force as a Navigator duringWorld War II where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He returned to Australia and married Moira Peisley (1924-1998). He has four sons, Arthur, Phillip, Warwick and Andrew (dec).He served in the
Australian Public Service and later taught Administration at theUniversity of Canberra . He holds the degrees of BA (Hons) and Dip Ed (University of Sydney ) and M.SocSci (University of Birmingham ).He is best known for his biographies.
Biographies
* "
King O'Malley : The American Bounder", A.R. Hoyle, Macmillan, Melbourne, 1981
* "Roderick Flanagan : A bright flame too soon extinguished", A.R. Hoyle, SP, Canberra, 1988
* "Into the Darkness: A personal memoir" (Autobiography), A.R. Hoyle, SP, Canberra, 1989
* "Eddie Ward : The Truest Labor Man", A.R. Hoyle, SP, Canberra, 1994
* "The Life ofJohn Hunter : Navigator, Governor, Admiral", A.R. Hoyle, Mulini Press, Canberra, 2001
* "Hughie Edwards VC: The Fortunate Airman", A.R Hoyle, Mulini Press, Canberra, 2001External links
* [http://users.tpg.com.au/adsls7ld/bookhughie.html Hughie Edwards Review]
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