Owen Tudor Boyd was promoted to temperary caption and saw service in world war 1, he was also a pilot on the Western Front.
He was promoted temporary Captain, Indian Army, to date from the 1 September 1915 in the London Gazette of 28 July 1916. From 25 April 1916, Boyd saw service in the First World War as a flying officer with the Royal Flying Corps. Later in 1916, he was a pilot on the Western Front with No. 
