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and his
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In May 2005, Boyce was among the several retired Chiefs of
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Officer in the Middle East in 1989. He went on to be
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Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
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2006:"Tributes paid to Admiral The Lord Boyce – a great leader and champion of submariners"
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on 13 July 2023. Sir Graham Boyce, brother, Admiral Sir George Zambellas and
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Commander of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Striking Force in November 1992.
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1903:"2014 Birthday Honours for service personnel and defence civilians"
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1597:"Why Britain's top soldier would not end up in the dock over Iraq"
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at the Ministry of Defence in August 1989. Following promotion to
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on 30 June 1976, Boyce became commanding officer of the submarine
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in 1979. He was posted to the Directorate of Naval Plans at the
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Boyce died from cancer on 6 November 2022, at the age of 79.
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Michael Cecil Boyce, the first son of Commander Hugh Boyce
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before achieving higher command in the Navy and serving as
1623:"The US 'assumed' UK participation in Iraq, inquiry told"
1654:"Lord Phillips and Admiral Boyce made Knights of Garter"
2057:"Thanksgiving service: Admiral of the Fleet Lord Boyce"
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Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic and NATO Commander
1829:"HMS Monmouth strengthens links with Drapers' Company"
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on 8 January 1974, was given command of the submarine
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British Admiral of the Fleet and life peer (1943–2022)
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on 30 August 1966, and saw service in the submarines
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in 1973, became commanding officer of the submarine
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1571:"Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889)"
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3367:Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies
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339:(2 April 1943 – 6 November 2022) was a British
1473:(Supplement). 11 November 2003. p. 13881.
481:in the same year and, having been promoted to
394:, a professor of psychiatry in Australia, and
3327:First Sea Lords and Chiefs of the Naval Staff
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2116:(Supplement). 23 October 2018. p. 19003.
1851:"Winkle club president caught without winkle"
522:on 30 June 1982. He was given command of the
3387:Chiefs of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
3372:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
2032:"Admiral of the Fleet Lord Boyce remembered"
240:Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John
3377:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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990:Coat of arms of Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce
852:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
834:Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
714:Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
619:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
364:First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
272:Lord Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports
230:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
225:Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
3397:Knights of Justice of the Order of St John
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1970:"Admiral of the Fleet Lord Boyce obituary"
1933:(Supplement). 22 March 2022. p. 5318.
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1381:(Supplement). 30 December 1994. p. 2.
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1273:(Supplement). 7 January 1974. p. 264.
881:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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512:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
235:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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3357:People educated at Hurstpierpoint College
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1336:(Supplement). 12 July 1982. p. 9145.
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863:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
565:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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1062:The collar as Knight Grand Cross of the
933:Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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765:On 6 December 2021, Boyce was appointed
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164:Senior Naval Officer, Middle East (1989)
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615:First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
609:which Boyce commanded in the late 1970s
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1404:(Supplement). 12 June 1999. p. 2.
1316:(Supplement). 11 June 1982. p. 5.
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784:A service of thanksgiving was held at
716:in April 2011 and was a member of the
673:, on 16 June 2003 and was appointed a
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2172:Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019
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1809:. Royal National Lifeboat Institution
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712:on 3 December 2009. He was created a
593:Allied Naval Forces North West Europe
3412:Royal Navy personnel of the Iraq War
3342:Deputy lieutenants of Greater London
1855:Hastings & St Leonard's Observer
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1243:"Profile: Admiral Sir Michael Boyce"
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1905:. Ministry of Defence. 13 June 2014
1067:(Appointed KCB 1995 & GCB 1999)
1047:(I can trust myself with hindrances
735:. He has been the president of the
729:Royal National Lifeboat Institution
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3407:Life peers created by Elizabeth II
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2389:Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
1559:. 15 December 2004. p. 15732.
1453:. 27 November 2002. p. 14391.
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1202:. 10 December 1965. p. 11545.
808:as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
767:Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
575:on 25 May 1995, on appointment as
351:until his death in November 2022.
278:Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
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3417:20th-century Royal Navy personnel
3392:Commanders of the Legion of Merit
3382:Military personnel from Cape Town
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2086:"Freemen – Dover's Bygone Rulers"
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899:Knight of the Order of Saint John
445:on 10 December 1965, promoted to
437:in 1961 and, having trained as a
3352:Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports
3332:Royal Navy admirals of the fleet
2355:Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
2199:
2130:The International Who's Who 2004
2088:. Dover Mercury. 16 October 2013
1758:"The Dover War Memorial Project"
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691:Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
689:on 10 December 2004, succeeding
534:Royal College of Defence Studies
303:Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce
245:Commander of the Legion of Merit
3337:Royal Navy submarine commanders
3156:The Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope
2362:Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
2169:Morris, Susan (20 April 2020).
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441:, was confirmed in the rank of
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372:national missile defence system
3079:First Sea Lords (1904–present)
2651:Senior Naval Lords (1689–1771)
1513:. 8 January 2004. p. 209.
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550:Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla
538:Director of Naval Staff Duties
427:Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
366:from 1998 to 2001 and then as
159:Director of Naval Staff Duties
147:Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla
1:
3176:The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
3166:The Lord Fraser of North Cape
2823:First Naval Lords (1771–1904)
1857:. 28 May 2008. Archived from
1493:. 20 June 2003. p. 7693.
1350:. Royal Naby. 8 November 2022
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1070:The badge as Officer of the
702:International Criminal Court
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3005:The Hon. Sir Frederick Grey
3000:The Hon. Sir Richard Dundas
2990:The Hon. Sir Richard Dundas
2467:Chiefs of the Defence Staff
1072:Order of the British Empire
741:Royal Navy Submarine Museum
518:, before being promoted to
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3101:Prince Louis of Battenberg
2920:Sir William Johnstone Hope
2330:Chief of the Defence Staff
2206:Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce
1831:. Royal Navy. 16 July 2013
1245:. BBC News. 8 October 2001
795:
743:and Hastings charity, the
627:Chief of the Defence Staff
571:. He was promoted to full
417:, where Boyce was educated
368:Chief of the Defence Staff
343:officer who also sat as a
123:Chief of the Defence Staff
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2975:The Hon. Maurice Berkeley
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2284:Commander-in-Chief Fleet
2150:BOYCE, Adm. Sir Michael.
1784:. Kent Search and Rescue
1527:. Atkins. Archived from
585:Commander-in-Chief Fleet
548:in July 1991. He became
495:Promoted to the rank of
472:Submarine Command Course
135:Commander-in-Chief Fleet
2743:Lord Archibald Hamilton
2733:Lord Archibald Hamilton
1994:(subscription required)
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773:Personal life and death
749:Naval and Military Club
579:and Commander-in-Chief
37:Official portrait, 2019
3171:Sir Rhoderick McGrigor
3131:Sir Charles Madden, Bt
3065:Sir Frederick Richards
3025:Sir Hastings Yelverton
2935:The Hon. George Dundas
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1631:. BBC. 3 December 2009
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423:Hurstpierpoint College
421:Boyce was educated at
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411:Hurstpierpoint College
354:Boyce commanded three
3362:Knights of the Garter
3347:Crossbench life peers
3246:Sir Benjamin Bathurst
3206:Sir Peter Hill-Norton
3096:Sir Francis Bridgeman
2900:Sir Richard Bickerton
2880:Sir Thomas Troubridge
2870:Sir Charles Middleton
2815:
2498:Sir Peter Hill-Norton
815:
803:
760:2014 Birthday Honours
652:
623:1999 Birthday Honours
601:
569:1995 New Year Honours
516:1982 Birthday Honours
409:
98:Years of service
3281:Sir George Zambellas
3236:Sir William Staveley
3055:Sir Richard Hamilton
3030:Sir George Wellesley
2803:Sir Francis Holburne
2788:Sir Charles Saunders
2493:Sir Charles Elworthy
2372:Sir George Zambellas
2208:at Wikimedia Commons
1525:"Board of Directors"
756:admiral of the fleet
727:and Chairman of the
657:Boyce was created a
583:, and went on to be
483:lieutenant commander
300:Admiral of the Fleet
289:Special Boat Service
110:Admiral of the Fleet
3261:Sir Nigel Essenhigh
3231:Sir John Fieldhouse
3211:Sir Michael Pollock
3201:Sir Michael Le Fanu
3161:Sir John Cunningham
3146:Sir Roger Backhouse
3136:Sir Frederick Field
3060:Sir Anthony Hoskins
3020:Sir Alexander Milne
3010:Sir Alexander Milne
2955:Sir George Cockburn
2945:Sir George Cockburn
2925:Sir George Cockburn
2748:Lord Vere Beauclerk
2593:Sir Nicholas Carter
2558:Sir Charles Guthrie
2543:Sir Richard Vincent
2533:Sir John Fieldhouse
2508:Sir Andrew Humphrey
2478:Sir William Dickson
2323:Sir Charles Guthrie
2294:Sir Nigel Essenhigh
2267:Sir John Brigstocke
1738:on 22 December 2014
1056:Order of the Garter
991:
671:City of Westminster
625:. He was appointed
595:in September 1997.
508:Ministry of Defence
470:. He completed the
3291:Sir Antony Radakin
3216:Sir Edward Ashmore
3141:The Lord Chatfield
3121:Sir Rosslyn Wemyss
2960:Sir William Parker
2860:John Leveson-Gower
2850:Sir Robert Harland
2817:
2768:Sir William Rowley
2758:Sir William Rowley
2738:Lord Harry Powlett
2663:Sir John Chicheley
2578:Sir David Richards
2568:Sir Michael Walker
2513:Sir Edward Ashmore
2503:Sir Michael Carver
2428:Sir Stephen Dalton
2382:Sir Donald Gosling
2340:Sir Michael Walker
2250:Sir Michael Layard
2113:The London Gazette
1930:The London Gazette
1861:on 1 December 2017
1779:"Application Pack"
1686:. 8 September 2009
1556:The London Gazette
1531:on 20 October 2012
1510:The London Gazette
1490:The London Gazette
1470:The London Gazette
1450:The London Gazette
1401:The London Gazette
1378:The London Gazette
1333:The London Gazette
1313:The London Gazette
1290:The London Gazette
1270:The London Gazette
1219:The London Gazette
1199:The London Gazette
1086:St George's Chapel
1018:Coronet of a Baron
989:
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810:
790:Colonel Oliver Lee
655:
653:Lord Boyce in 2015
611:
581:Naval Home Command
419:
285:Colonel Commandant
141:Naval Home Command
3304:
3303:
3276:Sir Mark Stanhope
3271:Sir Jonathon Band
3256:Sir Michael Boyce
3241:Sir Julian Oswald
3221:Sir Terence Lewin
3181:Sir Charles Lambe
3116:Sir John Jellicoe
3111:Sir Henry Jackson
3091:Sir Arthur Wilson
3015:Sir Sydney Dacres
2835:Sir Hugh Palliser
2728:Sir Charles Wager
2718:Sir John Jennings
2606:
2605:
2583:Sir Nick Houghton
2563:Sir Michael Boyce
2548:Sir Peter Harding
2528:Sir Edwin Bramall
2523:Sir Terence Lewin
2434:
2433:
2425:Succeeded by
2403:Heraldic offices
2369:Succeeded by
2337:Succeeded by
2291:Succeeded by
2264:Succeeded by
2237:Succeeded by
2215:Military offices
2204:Media related to
2182:978-1-9997670-5-1
2036:Westminster Abbey
2012:. 8 November 2022
1577:on 31 August 2018
1422:. 27 January 2011
1181:978-1-408-11414-8
1120:. 7 November 2022
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1064:Order of the Bath
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967:Commander of the
903:27 November 2002
818:Westminster Abbey
786:Westminster Abbey
675:Deputy Lieutenant
492:later that year.
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262:Deputy Lieutenant
60:South Africa
58:, Cape Province,
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3286:Sir Philip Jones
3151:Sir Dudley Pound
3070:Lord Walter Kerr
2970:Sir James Dundas
2965:Sir Charles Adam
2950:Sir Charles Adam
2930:Sir Thomas Hardy
2915:Sir Graham Moore
2910:Sir Joseph Yorke
2798:Sir Peircy Brett
2683:Sir George Rooke
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2598:Sir Tony Radakin
2588:Sir Stuart Peach
2573:Sir Jock Stirrup
2518:Sir Neil Cameron
2488:Sir Richard Hull
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2408:Preceded by
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