Major-General Sir Gerald Boyd | |
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Born | 19 November 1877 London, United Kingdom |
Died | 12 April 1930 (aged 52) London, United Kingdom |
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Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1895–1930 |
Rank | Major-General |
Unit |
Devonshire Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment |
Commands held |
170th (2/1st North Lancashire) Brigade 46th (North Midland) Division Dublin District |
Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Conduct Medal |
Major-General Sir Gerald Farrell Boyd KCB CMG DSO DCM (19 November 1877 – 12 April 1930) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Educated at St Paul's School, [1] Boyd enlisted into the Devonshire Regiment in 1895. He fought in the Second Boer War 1899-1901, and took part in the Relief of Ladysmith, including the actions at Colenso; and in the operations in Orange River Colony, including the action at Wittebergen. During the war, he was commissioned into the 2nd battalion East Yorkshire Regiment in May 1900, [2] and promoted to lieutenant in that regiment on 26 April 1902. [3] He was mentioned in despatches three times (including 25 April 1902 [4]), received the Queen's South Africa Medal, and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his war service. [5] The battalion stayed in South Africa throughout the war, and he returned home on the SS Orotava in December 1902, when they were stationed at Aldershot. [6] He went on to be Brigade Major for 11th Infantry Brigade in 1912. [2]
He served in World War I with 11th Infantry Brigade as part of the British Expeditionary Force. [2] He became a General Staff Officer with 1st Division and with 6th Division before becoming a Brigadier-General on the General Staff of 5th Army Corps in France in 1916. [2] He was made Commander 170th Infantry Brigade in France in July 1918 and General Officer Commanding 46th (North Midland) Division in September 1918. [2] He led the 46th Division when it successfully stormed the Hindenburg Line at Bellenglise during the Battle of St Quentin Canal. [1]
After the War he was made a Brigadier General on the General Staff at General Headquarters of British Army on the Rhine and then General Officer Commanding Dublin District in Ireland in 1920. [2] He was appointed Commandant of the Staff College, Quetta, in 1923 and Military Secretary in 1927. [2] He died of cerebral spinal fever in 1930. [1]
In 1913 he married Grace Sophia Burdett and they went on to have two sons. [1]
Major-General Sir Gerald Boyd | |
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Born | 19 November 1877 London, United Kingdom |
Died | 12 April 1930 (aged 52) London, United Kingdom |
Buried | |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1895–1930 |
Rank | Major-General |
Unit |
Devonshire Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment |
Commands held |
170th (2/1st North Lancashire) Brigade 46th (North Midland) Division Dublin District |
Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Conduct Medal |
Major-General Sir Gerald Farrell Boyd KCB CMG DSO DCM (19 November 1877 – 12 April 1930) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Educated at St Paul's School, [1] Boyd enlisted into the Devonshire Regiment in 1895. He fought in the Second Boer War 1899-1901, and took part in the Relief of Ladysmith, including the actions at Colenso; and in the operations in Orange River Colony, including the action at Wittebergen. During the war, he was commissioned into the 2nd battalion East Yorkshire Regiment in May 1900, [2] and promoted to lieutenant in that regiment on 26 April 1902. [3] He was mentioned in despatches three times (including 25 April 1902 [4]), received the Queen's South Africa Medal, and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his war service. [5] The battalion stayed in South Africa throughout the war, and he returned home on the SS Orotava in December 1902, when they were stationed at Aldershot. [6] He went on to be Brigade Major for 11th Infantry Brigade in 1912. [2]
He served in World War I with 11th Infantry Brigade as part of the British Expeditionary Force. [2] He became a General Staff Officer with 1st Division and with 6th Division before becoming a Brigadier-General on the General Staff of 5th Army Corps in France in 1916. [2] He was made Commander 170th Infantry Brigade in France in July 1918 and General Officer Commanding 46th (North Midland) Division in September 1918. [2] He led the 46th Division when it successfully stormed the Hindenburg Line at Bellenglise during the Battle of St Quentin Canal. [1]
After the War he was made a Brigadier General on the General Staff at General Headquarters of British Army on the Rhine and then General Officer Commanding Dublin District in Ireland in 1920. [2] He was appointed Commandant of the Staff College, Quetta, in 1923 and Military Secretary in 1927. [2] He died of cerebral spinal fever in 1930. [1]
In 1913 he married Grace Sophia Burdett and they went on to have two sons. [1]