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Revision as of 18:29, 16 May 2014

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

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer
Captain of H.M.S. Ness
31 May, 1913[5] – ?
Succeeded by
Arthur Henniker-Heaton
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Noble
before 31 May, 1916[6] – after 1 Jun, 1916[7]
Succeeded by
Hamilton E. Snepp
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Sportive
7 Dec, 1918[8] – ?
Succeeded by
Charles H. Knox-Little
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Shamrock
2 Sep, 1919[9] – ?
Succeeded by
Cecil H. H. Sams

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.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
  6. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
  7. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.