Difference between revisions of "John Mossom Boyd"
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Born in Norwich, the son of Reverend S. A. Boyd, who was working in the rectory at Bath in 1902.<ref>Boyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/169.|}} f. 170.</ref> | Born in Norwich, the son of Reverend S. A. Boyd, who was working in the rectory at Bath in 1902.<ref>Boyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/169.|}} f. 170.</ref> | ||
| − | Boyd was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1910.<ref>Boyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/169.|}} f. 170.</ref> | + | Boyd was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1910. He was appointed to the {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=t}} on 13 November, 1912 and would serve in her throughout the entire war, seeing action at the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Boyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/169.|}} f. 170.</ref> |
| − | Boyd was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1918. Much of his service in the 1920s would see him in command of various groups of destroyers or minesweepers in reserve.<ref>Boyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/169.|}} f. 170.</ref> | + | Boyd was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1918. He left ''Princess Royal'' on 31 May 1919 and spent two years on Regulating Duties at the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham]].<ref>Boyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/169.|}} f. 170.</ref> |
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Boyd was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 20 May, 1929.<ref>Boyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/169.|}} f. 170.</ref> | Boyd was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 20 May, 1929.<ref>Boyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/169.|}} f. 170.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:11, 20 January 2022
Commander (retired) John Mossom Boyd, O.B.E.(m) (14 November, 1887 – 12 October, 1946) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Norwich, the son of Reverend S. A. Boyd, who was working in the rectory at Bath in 1902.[1]
Boyd was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1910. He was appointed to the battlecruiser Princess Royal on 13 November, 1912 and would serve in her throughout the entire war, seeing action at the Battle of Jutland.[2]
Boyd was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1918. He left Princess Royal on 31 May 1919 and spent two years on Regulating Duties at the Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham.[3]
Much of his service in the mid-to-late 1920s would see him in command of various groups of destroyers or minesweepers in reserve.[4]
Boyd was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 20 May, 1929.[5]
World War II
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur V. Hemming |
Captain of H.M.S. Violent 13 Dec, 1927 – 13 Mar, 1929 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
- ↑ Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
- ↑ Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
- ↑ Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
- ↑ Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
