Difference between revisions of "Nigel Campbell Brooks Cox"
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search (add RN/RNR/RNVR categories) |
(Update appts) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Nigel Campbell Brooks Cox''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Nigel Campbell Brooks Cox''', (13 June, 1900 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Cox's mother, L. Cox, was listed as his guardian when he joined the Navy in January, 1914. He emerged from the Training Establishment and was appointed to {{UK-Courageous|f=p}} from 7 May 1917 to 29 January, 1919. He next served in the {{UK-NewZealand|f=t}} until 22 March 1920.<ref>Cox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/183.|}} f. 182.</ref> | |
| − | Cox was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | |
| − | Cox was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Cox was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1921.<ref>Cox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/183.|}} f. 182.</ref> |
| − | Cox | + | |
| − | Cox was | + | Cox was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1929.<ref>Cox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/183.|}} f. 182.</ref> |
| − | Cox | + | |
| − | + | ==World War II== | |
| + | Having recently been appointed as King's Harbour Master, Wilhelmshaven, Cox was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 13 June, 1945 though he continued in his role.<ref>Cox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/183.|}} f. 182.</ref> | ||
| + | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Nigel+Campbell+Brooks+Cox Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Nigel+Campbell+Brooks+Cox Service Records] | ||
| − | |||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
| Line 22: | Line 23: | ||
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | ||
{{TabNaval}} | {{TabNaval}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Vivian Barrett Faulkner|George V. B. Faulkner]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Saltburn (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Saltburn'']]'''<br>4 Jul, 1936{{NavAppts|6 July 1936, p. 3}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Oliver Loudon Gordon|Oliver L. Gordon]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Vivian Barrett Faulkner|George V. B. Faulkner]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Saltburn (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Saltburn'']]'''<br>4 Jul, 1936<ref>Cox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/183.|}} f. 182.</ref>{{NavAppts|6 July 1936, p. 3}} – 4 Aug, 1936<ref>Cox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/183.|}} f. 182.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Oliver Loudon Gordon|Oliver L. Gordon]]'''}} |
{{TabEnd}} | {{TabEnd}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:appts> | </div name=fredbot:appts> | ||
| Line 31: | Line 32: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Nigel Campbell Brooks}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Nigel Campbell Brooks}} | ||
| − | {{CatPerson|UK||}} | + | {{CatPerson|UK|1900|}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{CatComm|UK}} |
| − | {{CatTrainEst| | + | {{CatNavigatingOfficer|UK}} |
| + | {{CatTrainEst|January, 1914}} | ||
{{CatRN}} | {{CatRN}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:16, 21 July 2022
Commander (retired) Nigel Campbell Brooks Cox, (13 June, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cox's mother, L. Cox, was listed as his guardian when he joined the Navy in January, 1914. He emerged from the Training Establishment and was appointed to H.M.S. Courageous from 7 May 1917 to 29 January, 1919. He next served in the battlecruiser New Zealand until 22 March 1920.[1]
Cox was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1921.[2]
Cox was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1929.[3]
World War II
Having recently been appointed as King's Harbour Master, Wilhelmshaven, Cox was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 13 June, 1945 though he continued in his role.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George V. B. Faulkner |
Captain of H.M.S. Saltburn 4 Jul, 1936[5][6] – 4 Aug, 1936[7] |
Succeeded by Oliver L. Gordon |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/183. f. 182.
- ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/183. f. 182.
- ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/183. f. 182.
- ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/183. f. 182.
- ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/183. f. 182.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 6 July 1936, p. 3.
- ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/183. f. 182.
