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Cox was confirmed in rank of Gunner ('''T''') on 30 July, 1915.<ref>Cox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/156/894.|D7571494}} f. 506.</ref>
Cox was confirmed in rank of Gunner ('''T''') on 30 July, 1915.<ref>Cox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/156/894.|D7571494}} f. 506.</ref>


Cox was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 764}}
Cox was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 764}} He was appointed in command of a submarine whose name cannot be reliably read, possibly {{UK-E33}}, from 30 August, 1918 to 31 December, 1918 when he was was briefly appointed in command of the interned German u-boat {{DE-U137}} [?] from 31 December 1918 to 20 January, 1919.<ref>Cox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/153.|D8128053}} f. 153.</ref>
 
Cox was briefly appointed in command of the interned German u-boat {{DE-U137}} from 31 December 1918 to 20 January, 1919.


Cox was appointed in command of the eight "E" class boats of Group "J" in reserve at Rosyth from 1 October, 1920 to 20 March, 1921: {{UK-E42}}, {{UK-E44}}, {{UK-E45}}, {{UK-E46}}, {{UK-E48}}, {{UK-E51}}, {{UK-E53}} and {{UK-E55}}.{{NLJan21|p. 764}}<ref>Cox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/153.|D8128053}} f. 153.</ref>
Cox was appointed in command of the eight "E" class boats of Group "J" in reserve at Rosyth from 1 October, 1920 to 20 March, 1921: {{UK-E42}}, {{UK-E44}}, {{UK-E45}}, {{UK-E46}}, {{UK-E48}}, {{UK-E51}}, {{UK-E53}} and {{UK-E55}}.{{NLJan21|p. 764}}<ref>Cox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/153.|D8128053}} f. 153.</ref>

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Lieutenant Charles Edwin Arthur William Cox (12 December, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cox was made an Acting Gunner (T) on 10 July, 1914 and appointed to the battleship Albion in August.[1]

Cox was confirmed in rank of Gunner (T) on 30 July, 1915.[2]

Cox was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1918.[3] He was appointed in command of a submarine whose name cannot be reliably read, possibly E 33, from 30 August, 1918 to 31 December, 1918 when he was was briefly appointed in command of the interned German u-boat Template:DE-U137 [?] from 31 December 1918 to 20 January, 1919.[4]

Cox was appointed in command of the eight "E" class boats of Group "J" in reserve at Rosyth from 1 October, 1920 to 20 March, 1921: E 42, E 44, E 45, E 46, E 48, E 51, E 53 and E 55.[5][6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry B. Crane 		Captain of H.M.S. E 51
1 Oct, 1920[7] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Christopher McC. Merewether 		Captain of H.M.S. E 55
1 Oct, 1920[8] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Lawrence H. Bayley 		Captain of H.M.S. E 53
1 Oct, 1920[9] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles H. Allen 		Captain of H.M.S. E 42
1 Oct, 1920[10] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Oliver North 		Captain of H.M.S. E 44
1 Oct, 1920[11] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Kenneth M. Fardell 		Captain of H.M.S. E 48
1 Oct, 1920[12] 		Succeeded by
Thomas Parkinson
Preceded by
Ronald W. Blacklock 		Captain of H.M.S. E 45
1 Oct, 1920[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Leslie H. Ashmore 		Captain of H.M.S. E 46
1 Oct, 1920[14] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/156/894. f. 506.
  2. ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/156/894. f. 506.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  4. ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/153. f. 153.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  6. ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/153. f. 153.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.

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