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He was captain of the {{UK-Noble|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she operated with the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}
He was captain of the {{UK-Noble|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she operated with the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}
In 1917, he was noted to be suffering from strain.  Insomnia, headaches and a "temporary loss of self-confidence" prompted his admission to the hospital ship ''China''.  On 29 October, he was admitted to Plymouth naval hospital for three weeks to be treated for "neurasthenia."  He did not seem well enough at that time, and on 1 February, 1918 he was finally discharged, fit only for shore duty only, but to be re-evaluated in three months. Initially, he spent a week working with the Brazilian Navy, but was soon moved to the paravane section of the {{UK-Vernon|f=t}}.  By mid-May, he was ready to return to command, and was given charge of {{UK-Plover}}.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>


==Post-War==
==Post-War==

Revision as of 21:37, 6 June 2016

Rear-Admiral Henry Percy Boxer, R.N. (14 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1907.[1]

Boxer was appointed in command of the destroyer Ness on 31 May, 1913.[2]

Great War

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1915.[3]

He was captain of the destroyer Noble at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated with the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]

In 1917, he was noted to be suffering from strain. Insomnia, headaches and a "temporary loss of self-confidence" prompted his admission to the hospital ship China. On 29 October, he was admitted to Plymouth naval hospital for three weeks to be treated for "neurasthenia." He did not seem well enough at that time, and on 1 February, 1918 he was finally discharged, fit only for shore duty only, but to be re-evaluated in three months. Initially, he spent a week working with the Brazilian Navy, but was soon moved to the paravane section of the torpedo training school Vernon. By mid-May, he was ready to return to command, and was given charge of Plover.[5]

Post-War

On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Sportive.[6]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Shamrock on 2 September, 1919.[7]

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.[8]

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1927.[9]

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Salisbury H. Simpson 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 042
26 May, 1910[11] – 27 Apr, 1911[12] 		Succeeded by
George Collins
Preceded by
Philip H. Irwin
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 071 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 071
27 Apr, 1911[13] – 24 Oct, 1911[14] 		Succeeded by
William P. English
Preceded by
Arthur M. Longmore 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 111
24 Oct, 1911[15][16] – 9 Mar, 1912[17] 		Succeeded by
Philip D. Crofton
Preceded by
William B. Mackenzie 		Captain of H.M.S. Cherwell
9 Mar, 1912[18] – 23 Jan, 1913[19] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. Poignand
Preceded by
Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer 		Captain of H.M.S. Ness
31 May, 1913[20][21] – 15 Apr, 1914[22] 		Succeeded by
William T. Makeig-Jones
Preceded by
Ernest D. Panter 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 4
9 Jan, 1915[23][24] – 17 Jan, 1916[25] 		Succeeded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Noble
22 Jan, 1916[26][27] – 15 Oct, 1917[28] 		Succeeded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Preceded by
Reginald B. C. Hutchinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Plover
16 May, 1918[29] – Dec, 1918[30] 		Succeeded by
Arthur K. Gibson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Sportive
7 Dec, 1918[31] – 25 Jan, 1919[32] 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Knox-Little
Preceded by
Charles H. Knox-Little 		Captain of H.M.S. Tetrarch
25 Jan, 1919[33][34] – May, 1919[35] 		Succeeded by
Ian C. S. Hilton
Preceded by
Henry R. James 		Captain of H.M.S. Sorceress
May, 1919[36][37] – Aug, 1919[38] 		Succeeded by
Charles T. A. Bunbury
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Shamrock
2 Sep, 1919[39] – 11 Jan, 1921[40] 		Succeeded by
Cecil H. H. Sams
Preceded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson 		Captain of H.M.S. Valentine
7 Aug, 1922[41] – 6 Apr, 1923[42] 		Succeeded by
John I. Hallett
Preceded by
Arthur J. L. Murray 		Captain of H.M.S. Windsor
29 Dec, 1925[43] – 9 Aug, 1927[44] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold G. C. Franklin 		Captain of H.M.S. Emerald
23 Feb, 1929[45] – 24 Mar, 1931[46] 		Succeeded by
John W. Clayton
Preceded by
Alexander R. W. Woods 		Captain of H.M.S. Greenwich
1 May, 1931[47] – 1 Aug, 1933[48] 		Succeeded by
Francis H. G. Walker
Preceded by
Richard H. L. Bevan 		Captain of H.M.S. York
late 1933[49] – 22 Oct, 1936[50] 		Succeeded by
Harold E. Morse
Preceded by
Francis H. G. Walker 		Captain of H.M.S. Greenwich
28 Jan, 1937[51] – 1 Jun, 1938[52] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 9.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
  3. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  4. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  5. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  8. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  9. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  10. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  11. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  12. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  13. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  14. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 400.
  16. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  17. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  18. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  19. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
  21. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  22. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  24. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  25. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
  27. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  28. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 868.
  30. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  32. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 916.
  34. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  35. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 908.
  37. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  38. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  40. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  41. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 825.
  42. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  43. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  44. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  45. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  46. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  47. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  48. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  49. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  50. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  51. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  52. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.


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