Henry Percy Boxer

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Henry Percy Boxer ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 349.
  2. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  4. ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920).  p. 863.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer 		Captain of H.M.S. Ness
31 May, 1913 – ? 		Succeeded by
Arthur Henniker-Heaton
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Sportive
7 Dec, 1918 – ? 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Knox-Little
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Shamrock
2 Sep, 1919 – ? 		Succeeded by
Cecil H. H. Sams
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Noble
1945 – ? 		Succeeded by
Hamilton E. Snepp


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