Cecil Henry Fox

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Cecil Henry Fox, C.B., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Fox was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.

He was made Captain (D) of the Third Destroyer Flotilla on 3 April, 1913,[1] commanding the flotilla from Forward from August of that year.[2]

In April, 1914, he assumed command of the scout cruiser Amphion,[3] continuing to command the Third Flotilla from her. Fox was to suffer the misfortune of losing her to a mine on 6 August – the first Royal Navy warship to be lost in the war.

He was quickly re-appointed to command, this time of the Undaunted on 6 October, 1914,[4] He was superseded in her, and in command of the Third Flotilla by Francis G. St. John just three weeks later, on the 26th.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Movements of Ships" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 March, 1913. Issue 40171, col E, p. 6.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 317.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 278.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 387.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments


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