Henry Percy Boxer
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Life & Career
Boxer was appointed in command of the destroyer Ness on 31 May, 1913.[1]
He was captain of the destroyer Noble at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated with the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[2]
On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Sportive.[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Shamrock on 2 September, 1919.[4]
See Also
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Service Records
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer |
Captain of H.M.S. Ness 31 May, 1913[5] – ? |
Succeeded by Arthur Henniker-Heaton |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Noble before 31 May, 1916[6] – after 1 Jun, 1916[7] |
Succeeded by Hamilton E. Snepp |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Sportive 7 Dec, 1918[8] – ? |
Succeeded by Charles H. Knox-Little |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Shamrock 2 Sep, 1919[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Cecil H. H. Sams |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 349.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.