Charles Henry Bertram Foxley

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Commander (retired) Charles Henry Bertram Foxley (13 June, 1881 – 16 November, 1947) served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Foxley entered the Royal Navy from the Supplementary List at the rank of Lieutenant on 1 September, 1913.

Foxley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 September, 1921.

He commanded the fisheries patrol vessel Liffey from 1 September, 1922 to 4 September, 1924.[1]

He commanded the fisheries patrol vessel Ettrick from 30 January, 1925 until being placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 13 June, 1926.

World War II

Duty at Clyde as Convoy Equipment Inspection Officer.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. P26
28 Mar, 1916[2] – 18 Jan, 1917
Succeeded by
Charles E. Rathkins
Preceded by
Kenneth H. Grant
Captain of H.M.S. Swale
18 Sep, 1917[3] – 11 Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
Conyngham C. Denison
Preceded by
Walter F. Smithwick
Captain of H.M.S. P59
15 Jan, 1921[4] – 22 Aug, 1922[5]
Succeeded by
Peter H. Jones
Preceded by
Thomas B. Hill
Captain of H.M.S. P38
5 Jan, 1925[6] – 21 Jan, 1925[7]
Succeeded by
Edwin A. Homan
as Captain of H.M.S. Spey

Footnotes

  1. Foxley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/217. f. 263.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396ii.
  3. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
  4. Foxley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/217. f. 263.
  5. Foxley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/217. f. 263.
  6. Foxley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/217. f. 263.
  7. Foxley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/217. f. 263.