Boyd, Owen Tudor
- Date of birth:
- August 30th, 1899 (Marylebone/London, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- August 5th, 1944
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth War Graves Mill Hill Cemetery
Plot: C. Grave: 30. - Nationality:
- British
Biography
Air Marshal Boyd was a Prisoner of War between 1940 and 1943. He died of a heart attack. Boyd is the most senior ranking personnel of the 57,861 names on the walls of the International Bomber Command Centre memorial, Panel No 11.
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Unit:
- No. 27 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
- Awarded on:
- August 19th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Acting Wing Commander
- Awarded on:
- October 10th, 1919
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Acting Wing Commander
- Awarded on:
- October 10th, 1919
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Squadron Leader
- Awarded on:
- January 12th, 1920
- Rank:
- Air Vice-Marshal
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Air Marshal
- Unit:
- HQ, RAF Middle East Command, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1944
Air officer commanding-in-chief (AOC-in-C)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
- - RAFweb
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31592/supplement/12526/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29713/supplement/8227/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31592/supplement/12527/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34633/supplement/3854/data.pdf
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