Charles Hugo Knox-Little
Rear-Admiral Charles Hugo Knox-Little (21 November, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
The son of a clergyman.
Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1908.[1]
Knox-Little was appointed in command of the destroyer Test on 24 August, 1912.[2]
Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1916.[3]
Knox-Little was found to blame when depth charges in Sturgeon exploded on 11 May, 1917, as he had ensured that they'd been set to "safe" before the engines were stopped.[4] The death of petty officer Thomas C. Slade to wounds on 6 June might be related.[5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Tetrarch on 22 May, 1917.[6]
Knox-Little was mentioned in despatches for his role in the blocking operations at Zeebrugge and Ostend on 22 and 23 April, 1918.
Post-War
On 25 January, 1919, Knox-Little was appointed in command of the destroyer Sportive.[7]
Knox-Little heroically entered a minefield to rescue survivors of Manuel Balmo (?) after it had struck mines on 31 March, 1919.
Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1921.[8]
Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1929.[9]
Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 January, 1940 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles J. Wintour |
Captain of H.M.S. Test 24 Aug, 1912[11] |
Succeeded by Frank A. Rothera |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Lochinvar 3 Nov, 1915[12] – 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by George H. Creswell |
| Preceded by Alban T. B. Curteis |
Captain of H.M.S. Tetrarch 22 May, 1917[13] |
Succeeded by Henry P. Boxer |
| Preceded by Henry P. Boxer |
Captain of H.M.S. Sportive 25 Jan, 1919[14] |
Succeeded by Henry A. Binmore |
| Preceded by H. Taprell Dorling |
Captain of H.M.S. Telemachus 3 Jul, 1923[15] |
Succeeded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
| Preceded by George H. Creswell |
Captain of H.M.S. Serapis ? – 1 Apr, 1926[16] |
Succeeded by Lawrence D'O. Bignell |
| Preceded by Arthur L. St. G. Lyster |
Captain of H.M.S. Danae Jul, 1932[17] – 1935[18] |
Succeeded by Kenneth M. Fardell |
| Preceded by James W. S. Dorling |
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution Jul, 1938[19] – Nov, 1939[20] |
Succeeded by Oliver Bevir |
Footnotes
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 366.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395ww.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 273.
- ↑ Bignell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/117. f. 521.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
