Lord Boyce

Admiral the Lord Boyce

Admiral the Lord Boyce is the Patron of the Trafalgar Woods Project.

Admiral the Lord Boyce joined the Royal Navy in 1961 and qualified as submariner, subsequently also becoming an Anti-Submarine Warfare specialist.

After a number of submarine and surface commands he became Commander in Chief Naval Home Command and Second Sea Lord, Commander in Chief Fleet and then First Sea Lord. During this period he was knighted and also held a variety of senior NATO commands.

He became Chief of the Defence Staff at the beginning of 2001 and retired in May 2003. He was elevated to the peerage in June 2003 and appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in 2004.

Admiral the Lord Boyce is a keen sportsman on and off the water, a Freeman of the City of London, a Young Brother of Trinity House and a Knight of St John and he is involved in a number of charities and associations, including being patron of the Trafalgar Woods project.

His particular interest in this venture stems from the time when he was Commander in Chief Naval Home Command and HMS Victory was his flagship.

Admiral Lord Boyce, The National Maritime Museum, London

‘Trafalgar Woods are a unique and highly appropriate way to remember 1805 – after all, our naval reputation is founded on oak and commemorative tree planting was one of the ways that the Battle of Trafalgar was remembered at the time.

The Trafalgar Woods project brings together maritime history and the natural world in a practical way that we hope will fascinate and inspire people of all ages everywhere.’ (Lord Boyce)