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Revision as of 21:22, 10 May 2014
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 Boadicea and, from August of that year, from Forward.[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] almost immediately to fight the Action of 17 October, 1914, where he eradicated the entire enemy force of four torpedo boats off Texel.
On 26 October, Fox was superseded in Undaunted and in command of the Third Flotilla by Francis G. St. John.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Movements of Ships" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 March, 1913. Issue 40171, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 387.
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest S. Carey |
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea 1913 |
Succeeded by Louis C. S. Woollcombe |
| Preceded by Charles J. Wintour |
Captain of H.M.S. Forward 1913 |
Succeeded by Arthur E. F. Bedford |
| Preceded by Thomas D. Gilbert |
Captain of H.M.S. Amphion 1914 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry R. Crooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Undaunted 1914 |
Succeeded by Francis G. St. John |
