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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 9}}
Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 9}}


Boxer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ness|f=t}} on 31 May, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 349}}
Boxer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ness|f=t}} on 31 May, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 349}}
==Great War==
Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1915.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>


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}}


==Post-War==
On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sportive|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 911}}
On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sportive|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 911}}


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Shamrock|f=t}} on 2 September, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 863}}
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Shamrock|f=t}} on 2 September, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 863}}
Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>
Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1927.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>
Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 January, 1939.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 14:27, 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]

Post-War

On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Sportive.[5]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Shamrock on 2 September, 1919.[6]

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.[7]

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1927.[8]

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur M. Longmore 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 111
24 Oct, 1911[10] – 1912 		Succeeded by
Philip D. Crofton
Preceded by
Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer 		Captain of H.M.S. Ness
31 May, 1913[11] 		Succeeded by
William T. Makeig-Jones
Preceded by
Ernest D. Panter 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 4
9 Jan, 1915[12] 		Succeeded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Noble
22 Jan, 1916[13] 		Succeeded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Preceded by
Reginald B. C. Hutchinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Plover
16 May, 1918[14] 		Succeeded by
Arthur K. Gibson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Sportive
7 Dec, 1918[15] 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Knox-Little
Preceded by
Charles H. Knox-Little 		Captain of H.M.S. Tetrarch
25 Jan, 1919[16] 		Succeeded by
Ian C. S. Hilton
Preceded by
Henry R. James 		Captain of H.M.S. Sorceress
May, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
Charles T. A. Bunbury
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Shamrock
2 Sep, 1919[18] 		Succeeded by
Cecil H. H. Sams
Preceded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson 		Captain of H.M.S. Valentine
7 Aug, 1922[19] 		Succeeded by
John I. Hallett
Preceded by
Harold G. C. Franklin 		Captain of H.M.S. Emerald
Feb, 1929[20] – Mar, 1931[21] 		Succeeded by
John W. Clayton
Preceded by
Richard H. L. Bevan 		Captain of H.M.S. York
Jan, 1934[22] – Oct, 1936[23] 		Succeeded by
Harold E. Morse

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. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  7. ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  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. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 400.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 868.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 916.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 908.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 825.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  23. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


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