Henry Lionel Meyrick Coxon
Commander (retired) Henry Lionel Meyrick Coxon, R.N. (11 September, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Coxon altered his last name by Royal Warrant to "Cary" on 27 May, 1917.
Life & Career
Born in Clarence Parade, Southsea, the son of Commander Coxon, R.N..
Coxon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1908.[1]
He was appointed to the sloop Odin on 7 March, 1914, serving as first lieutenant under Commander Cathcart Romer Wason.[2] He would remain in this appointment until August, 1919, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1916.
Now using the last name of Cary, he was briefly placed in command of Odin on 4 November, 1918 and given the temporary acting rank of Commander.
Henry Lionel Cary was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 30 June, 1920 and was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 11 September, 1925.
World War II
Cary was sent to Port Said as N.C.S.O. in 1941, vice Charlewood.
Having been battling dysentery, Cary reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 11 December, 1942.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 068 18 Apr, 1911[3] – 4 May, 1911 |
Succeeded by Montague R. Bernard |
| Preceded by Reginald V. Holt |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 85 4 May, 1911[4][5] – 21 Feb, 1912 |
Succeeded by Alexander Fisher |
| Preceded by James S. C. Salmond |
Captain of H.M.S. Odin 4 Nov, 1918 – c. Dec, 1918 |
Succeeded by Gilbert G. P. Hewett |
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