Hector Boyes
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Hector Boyes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1881 |
| Died | 23 October 1960 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Service years | 1895–1934 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Thistle |
| Conflicts | Boxer Rebellion World War I |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of Aviz (Portugal) mentioned in dispatches (7) |
| Other work | Diplomat |
Rear-Admiral Hector George Boyes, CMG, CIE (20 February 1881 – 23 October 1960) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Boyes was born in 1881 at Plymouth, the son of a naval officer, Sir George Boyes; he entered the service shortly before his fourteenth birthday. He saw action in the Boxer Rebellion in 1901 as a midshipman, and the following year was an acting sub-lieutenant when he was posted to the battleship HMS Majestic, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Squadron.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 September 1902, while serving on the Majestic.[2][3]
By the outbreak of World War I, he was thirty-three years old, and the Flag Lieutenant to the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station. In 1915, Lieutenant-Commander Boyes was assigned to command the gunboat HMS Thistle in the East Africa Campaign. In the subsequent fighting, he was mentioned in dispatches seven times, and earned the Order of St Michael and St George and the Portuguese Order of Aviz.