Allied Warship Commanders


Neil Kenneth Boyd DSC, RNR

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

12 Dec 1940Lt.
1 Jul 1943A/Lt.Cdr.
12 Dec 1948Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 17 Jun 1956

Decorations

26 Jan 1943DSC
11 May 1943Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Neil Kenneth Boyd, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Poppy (K 213)Lt.Corvette3 Mar 194215 May 1943
HMS Aire (K 262)Lt.Frigate14 Jun 194315 Feb 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Poppy (K 213)


9 Jul 1942
HMS Poppy (Lt. N.K. Boyd, RNR) picks up 53 survivors from the American merchant Hoosier that was damaged by German aircraft about 65 nautical miles north-east of Iokanka. The abandoned Hoosier was finally sunk by the German submarine U-376 early the next day.

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