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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.  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>
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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.  He was known for being an "exceptionally good [[Transmitting Station|Transmitter Station]] officer" and saw action at the [[Battle of Jutland]].  On 18 May 1917, he was faulted for a coaling accident which claimed the life of Leading Seaman [[Frank Scott]] three days later.<ref>Boyd Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/169.|}} f. 170.</ref>{{KindellROH2|p. 361}}
  
 
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>
 
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>

Revision as of 14:20, 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. He was known for being an "exceptionally good Transmitter Station officer" and saw action at the Battle of Jutland. On 18 May 1917, he was faulted for a coaling accident which claimed the life of Leading Seaman Frank Scott three days later.[2][3]

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.[4]

Much of his service in the mid-to-late 1920s would see him in command of various groups of destroyers or minesweepers in reserve.[5]

Boyd was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 20 May, 1929.[6]

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
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Footnotes

  1. Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
  2. Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
  3. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 361.
  4. Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
  5. Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.
  6. Boyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/169. f. 170.