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Boxer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ness|f=t}} on 31 May, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 349.</ref> | Boxer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ness|f=t}} on 31 May, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 349.</ref> | ||
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On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sportive|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 911}} | On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sportive|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 911}} | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Shamrock|f=t}} on 2 September, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 863.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Shamrock|f=t}} on 2 September, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 863.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 26 February 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]
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