Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce
(1943-2022)
man
Died aged 79
Wikidata WikipediaAdmiral of the Fleet Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce, KG, GCB, OBE, KStJ, DL (2 April 1943 – 6 November 2022) was a British Royal Navy officer who also sat as a crossbench member of the House of Lords until his death in November 2022. Boyce commanded three submarines and then a frigate before achieving higher command in the Navy and serving as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1998 to 2001 and then as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2001 to 2003. As Chief of Defence Staff he is believed to have had concerns about US plans for a national missile defence system. In early 2003 he advised the British Government on the deployment of troops for the invasion of Iraq, seeking assurances as to the legitimacy of the deployment before it was allowed to proceed.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Coastal Forces of World War II HMS Wasp This plaque commemorates the men and women of Allied Coastal Forces who served with the Royal Navy at HMS Wasp between 1940 and 1944. This building was then the Lord Warden Hotel and was used as Coastal Forces Headquarters and accommodation. From HMS Wasp Motor Torpedo Boats, Motor Gunboats and Motor Launches carried out vital operations against enemy naval forces and protected British shipping in the Channel and North Sea. Many gave their lives and their skill and courage made an invaluable contribution to the success of the war at sea. Unveiled by Admiral The Lord Boyce GCB OBE DL Lord Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports Constable of Dover Castle 10 July 2010 We will remember them
Lord Warden House, Lord Warden Square, Dover, United Kingdom where they was