About Denis Boyd
Lived 1891 – 1965 (aged 73). Denis Boyd was a military personnel.
Sir Denis William Boyd (6 March 1891 – 21 January 1965) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Fifth Sea Lord from 1943 to 1945, and as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet from 1946 to 1949.
Naval career Early career Boyd joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1906 and was commissioned in 1910. he set off on a journey around the world aboard in 1922. He returned in 1923 and was then attached to the Royal Australian Navy from 1926. He was then made commanding officer of the Torpedo School in 1938, serving there until the outbreak of World War II. He was promoted to admiral in 1948 and retired in 1949.
Later life In retirement, Boyd became Principal of Ashridge College. He died, aged 73, on 21 January 1965.
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Royal Navy admiral (1891-1965)
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Denis Boyd was born on 6 March 1891 in Manchester.
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Denis Boyd died on 21 January 1965.
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