| 词条 | Gerald Boyd (British Army officer) |
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| name =Sir Gerald Boyd | image = | caption = | birth_date =19 November 1877 | death_date =12 April 1930 (aged 52) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial =Putney Vale Cemetery, London | birth_place =London, United Kingdom | death_place =London, United Kingdom | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears =1895–1930 | rank =Major-General | unit = | commands =170th Infantry Brigade Dublin District | battles =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 | relations = | laterwork = }} 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. Military careerEducated 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 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. 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] FamilyIn 1913 he married Grace Sophia Burdett and they went on to have two sons.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 Sir Gerald Boyd at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue= 27474|date=16 September 1902 |page=5962}} 4. ^{{London Gazette| issue=27428 |page=2766 |date=25 April 1902}} Further reading
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