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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Arthur Noel Loxley''', Royal Navy ([[31 October]], [[1874]] – [[1 January]], [[1915]]) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Arthur Noel Loxley''', Royal Navy (31 October, 1874 – 1 January, 1915) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
Loxley was born on [[31 October]], [[1874]], the eldest son of the Reverend Arthur E. Loxley, formerly minor canon of Bristol Cathedral and vicar of Fairfield and Mrs. Loxley.  He entered [[H.M.S. Britannia (Cadet Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] in 1888, was promoted {{MidRN}} in 1890, {{SubRN}} in 1894 and {{LieutRN}} in 1895.  Loxley was present at the [[Benin Punitive Expedition]], for which he was awarded the East and West Africa Medal with ''Benin 1897'' clasp.  He was promoted {{CommRN}} on [[1 January]], [[1905]]  and {{CaptRN}} in 1911.
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Loxley was born on 31 October, 1874, the eldest son of the Reverend Arthur E. Loxley, formerly minor canon of Bristol Cathedral and vicar of Fairfield and Mrs. Loxley.  He entered [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] in 1888, was promoted {{MidRN}} in 1890, {{SubRN}} in 1894 and {{LieutRN}} in 1895.  Loxley was present at the [[Benin Punitive Expedition]], for which he was awarded the East and West Africa Medal with ''Benin 1897'' clasp.  He was promoted {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1905 and {{CaptRN}} in 1911.
  
At the outbreak of the [[First World War]] Loxley was Flag Captain to Sir [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Berkeley Milne]] in the battle cruiser [[H.M.S. Inflexible (1907)|''Inflexible'']] in the [[Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)|Mediterranean Fleet]].  On [[2 September]], [[1914]] he was appointed to the battleship [[H.M.S. Formidable (1898)|''Formidable'']].
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At the outbreak of the [[First World War]] Loxley was Flag Captain to [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir Berkeley Milne]] in the battle cruiser [[H.M.S. Inflexible (1907)|''Inflexible'']] in the [[Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)|Mediterranean Fleet]].  On 2 September, 1914 he was appointed to the battleship [[H.M.S. Formidable (1898)|''Formidable'']].
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Loxley's son, Peter Noel Loxley of the Foreign Service, was killed in an aircraft accident on 1 February, 1945<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 February, 1945.  Issue '''50063''', col B, pg. 1.</ref> on the way to the Yalta Conference.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 12 April, 1945.  Issue '''50115''', col F, pg. 7.</ref>
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==Footnotes==
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==Service Record==
 
==Service Record==
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7918365&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/44]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7918365&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/44.]
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Revision as of 09:35, 12 March 2010

Captain Arthur Noel Loxley, Royal Navy (31 October, 1874 – 1 January, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Loxley was born on 31 October, 1874, the eldest son of the Reverend Arthur E. Loxley, formerly minor canon of Bristol Cathedral and vicar of Fairfield and Mrs. Loxley. He entered H.M.S. Britannia in 1888, was promoted Midshipman in 1890, Sub-Lieutenant in 1894 and Lieutenant in 1895. Loxley was present at the Benin Punitive Expedition, for which he was awarded the East and West Africa Medal with Benin 1897 clasp. He was promoted Commander on 1 January, 1905 and Captain in 1911.

At the outbreak of the First World War Loxley was Flag Captain to Sir Berkeley Milne in the battle cruiser Inflexible in the Mediterranean Fleet. On 2 September, 1914 he was appointed to the battleship Formidable.

Loxley's son, Peter Noel Loxley of the Foreign Service, was killed in an aircraft accident on 1 February, 1945[1] on the way to the Yalta Conference.[2]

Footnotes

  1. "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Friday, 9 February, 1945. Issue 50063, col B, pg. 1.
  2. "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 12 April, 1945. Issue 50115, col F, pg. 7.

Bibliography

Service Record