Henry Purdon Boyd

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Captain (retired) Henry Purdon Boyd, R.N. (30 March, 1881 – 4 May, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Antrim, the son of underwriter Henry Boyd.

Boyd was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1902.[1]

Boyd was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1910.

Boyd was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.

Boyd was appointed in command of the light cruiser Undaunted on 29 June, 1920.[2]

Boyd was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 October, 1922. He was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 30 March, 1926.

World War II

The Naval Officer-in-Charge, Kirkwall reported that Boyd died suddenly of heart failure.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M. T.B. 9
17 Jun, 1907[3] – 10 Nov, 1909
Succeeded by
Arthur K. Gregory
Preceded by
Gregory G. C. Wood-Martin
Captain of H.M.S. Penelope
21 Apr, 1920 – 16 Jun, 1920
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Kerrison Kiddle
Captain of H.M.S. Undaunted
5 May, 1921 – 15 Apr, 1922
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 9.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 399.