Henry Percy Boxer
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Henry Percy Boxer ( – ) 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]
He was captain of the destroyer Noble at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated with the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[3]
On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Sportive.[4]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Shamrock on 2 September, 1919.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur M. Longmore |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 111 24 Oct, 1911[6] |
Succeeded by Philip D. Crofton |
| Preceded by Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer |
Captain of H.M.S. Ness 31 May, 1913[7] |
Succeeded by William T. Makeig-Jones |
| Preceded by Ernest D. Panter |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 4 9 Jan, 1915[8] |
Succeeded by Frederick R. M. Johnson |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Noble 22 Jan, 1916[9] |
Succeeded by Henry C. Rawlings |
| Preceded by Reginald B. C. Hutchinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Plover 16 May, 1918[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Gibson |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Sportive 7 Dec, 1918[11] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Knox-Little |
| Preceded by Charles H. Knox-Little |
Captain of H.M.S. Tetrarch 25 Jan, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by Ian C. S. Hilton |
| Preceded by Henry R. James |
Captain of H.M.S. Sorceress May, 1919[13] |
Succeeded by Charles T. A. Bunbury |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Shamrock 2 Sep, 1919[14] |
Succeeded by Cecil H. H. Sams |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 916.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
