Reverend Arthur Hamilton Boyd OBE MC TD

Arthur Hamilton Boyd led a distinguished military career.

• Captain of the St Mary’s Slaugham company of the Church Lads’ Brigade and was decorated for gallantry.
• Awarded the Military Cross on 18th February 1915 for distinguished conduct in the field
• Mentioned in Despatches three times:

• 17th February 1915,
  
• 22nd June 1915
  
• 30th December 1918.
  

• 1st January 1919 in the King’s New Year’s Honours’ List, he was awarded the OBE (military) and this was followed up in August 1919 with the award of the Territorial Decoration.

On 23rd September 1919, the Reverend A H Boyd OBE, MC, TD, relinquished his commission and reverted to T/CF 3rd Class. Arthur Boyd was also a member of the Junior Army & Navy Club, Whitehall and in 1921 was living at Slaugham Rectory, Haywards Heath, Sussex.

Arthur Boyd’s medals are held by The Royal Army Chaplain’s Department Museum (The Museum of Army Chaplaincy) at Amport House, Amport, near Andover, Hampshire. (See image at http://chailey1418.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/reverend-arthur-hamilton-...) The group consists of: OBE, MC, 1914 Star with clasp, British War Medal, Victory Medal with MID Oakleaf and his George V Territorial Decoration. The photograph of his medals on the website is re-produced by kind permission of the trustees of The Museum of Army Chaplaincy.

1881 Census

Arthur Hamilton BOYD born 7th June 1869 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Son of John Boyd and Isabella Lawson

1901 Census

Civil Parish: Hurstpierpoint, Sussex

• Arthur Boyd 31 born Scotland, Clergyman, C of E
• Penelope Boyd 32 born Sussex Chailey
• William Boyd 2M born Sussex Hurstpierpoint

November 1916 [Chailey Parish Magazine]

Rev A H Boyd MC, Temp Lt Col, Staff Chaplain, France 1st January 1919 [Supplement to the London Gazette. Page 7]

Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood St James’s Palace S.W. 1st January 1919

The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in France & Flanders:

To be Officers of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order:

The Rev Arthur Hamilton Boyd MC, MA, T/CF, 3rd Class (T/CF 2nd Class, Army Chaplains Dept (TF) 19th August 1919 [Supplement to The London Gazette, Page 10552]

The KING has been graciously pleased to confer the Territorial Decoration upon the undermentioned Officers of the Territorial Force who have been duly recommended for the same under the terms of the Royal Warrants dated 17th August 1908, as modified by the Royal Warrant dated the 11t November 1918.

Officers of the Territorial Force who are eligible and recommended for the Territorial Decoration: ROYAL ARMY CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT Reverend Arthur H Boyd OBE, MC, MA attached 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment