>Funny, theres also an attribution that a Thomas Boothroyd was the one
>who invented the brittish Q ships used in WW 1 and 2... Which is who
>I thought Ian had given a nod to in naming Q Boothroyd.

Nope, Q is indeed named after the aforementioned Geoffrey Boothroyd. They
have the same first name, too, as I remember, but on this I am unsure. But the movie character is based on Flemings advisor. And, as an aside, Q is for eQuipment branch. Q, as such, is only the head of said branch.