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{{RearRN}} '''Henry Percy Boxer''', R.N. (14 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''Henry Percy Boxer''', R.N. (14 October, 1885 – 30 June, 1961) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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He was captain of the {{UK-Noble|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she operated with the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}
 
He was captain of the {{UK-Noble|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she operated with the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}}
  
In 1917, he was noted to be suffering from strain.  Insomnia, headaches and a "temporary loss of self-confidence" prompted his admission to the hospital ship ''China''.  On 29 October, he was admitted to Plymouth naval hospital for three weeks to be treated for "neurasthenia."  He did not seem well enough at that time, and on 1 February, 1918 he was finally discharged, fit only for shore duty only, but to be re-evaluated in three months. Initially, he spent a week working with the Brazilian Navy, but was soon moved to the paravane section of the {{UK-Vernon|f=t}}.  By mid-May, he was ready to return to command, and was given charge of the {{UK-Ploverf=c}}, operating with the {{UK-DF|14}} in support of the [[Grand Fleet]] through the end of the war.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>
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In 1917, he was noted to be suffering from strain.  Insomnia, headaches and a "temporary loss of self-confidence" prompted his admission to the hospital ship ''China''.  On 29 October, he was admitted to Plymouth naval hospital for three weeks to be treated for "neurasthenia."  He did not seem well enough at that time, and on 1 February, 1918 he was finally discharged, fit only for shore duty only, but to be re-evaluated in three months. Initially, he spent a week working with the Brazilian Navy, but was soon moved to the paravane section of the {{UK-Vernon|f=t}}.  By mid-May, he was ready to return to command, and was given charge of the {{UK-Plover|f=c}}, operating with the {{UK-DF|14}} in support of the [[Grand Fleet]] through the end of the war.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==
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Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1927.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>
 
Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1927.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>
  
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==World War II==
 
Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 January, 1939.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>
 
Boxer was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 January, 1939.<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>
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Boxer died on 30th June 1961 in Winchester, Hampshire.  At the time of his death, he was living at Trees, Itchen Abbas, Winchester.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Henry+Percy+Boxer Service Records]
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Henry+Percy+Boxer Service Records]
 
* [[Twelfth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
 
* [[Twelfth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Percy_Boxer}}
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Percy_Boxer}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Leyland Harrison|Arthur L. Harrison]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 71 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 071]]'''<br>27 Apr, 1911<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 24 Oct, 1911<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Desmond Maxwell|Desmond Maxwell]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Roger Leigh Wiles|Roger L. Wiles]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 111 (1902)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 111]]'''<br>24 Oct, 1911{{NLJan12|p. 400}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 9 Mar, 1912<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Duke Crofton|Philip D. Crofton]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Downes Panter|Ernest D. Panter]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 4 (1906)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 4]]'''<br>9 Jan, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 400}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 17 Jan, 1916<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Edward Meade Harris|Robert E. M. Harris]]'''}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Noble (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Noble'']]'''<br>22 Jan, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 396''g''}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 15 Oct, 1917<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Clive Rawlings|Henry C. Rawlings]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Kenneth Cary Helyar|Kenneth C. Helyar]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Plover (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Plover'']]'''<br>16 May, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 868}} &ndash; Dec, 1918<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Kenneth Gibson|Arthur K. Gibson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sportive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sportive'']]'''<br>7 Dec, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 911}} &ndash; 25 Jan, 1919<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Hugo Knox-Little|Charles H. Knox-Little]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sportive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sportive'']]'''<br>7 Dec, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 911}} &ndash; 25 Jan, 1919<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Hugo Knox-Little|Charles H. Knox-Little]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Hugo Knox-Little|Charles H. Knox-Little]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tetrarch (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tetrarch'']]'''<br>25 Jan, 1919{{NLMay19|p. 916}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; May, 1919<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ian Clarence Shirreff Hilton|Ian C. S. Hilton]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Hugo Knox-Little|Charles H. Knox-Little]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tetrarch (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tetrarch'']]'''<br>25 Jan, 1919{{NLMay19|p. 916}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; May, 1919<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ian Clarence Shirreff Hilton|Ian C. S. Hilton]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Radcliffe James|Henry R. James]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sorceress (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sorceress'']]'''<br>May, 1919{{NLAug19|p. 908}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; Aug, 1919<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Thomas Alexander Bunbury|Charles T. A. Bunbury]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Radcliffe James|Henry R. James]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sorceress (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sorceress'']]'''<br>May, 1919{{NLAug19|p. 908}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; Aug, 1919<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Thomas Alexander Bunbury|Charles T. A. Bunbury]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shamrock (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shamrock'']]'''<br>2 Sep, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 863}} &ndash; 11 Jan, 1921<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Henry Hulton Sams|Cecil H. H. Sams]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shamrock (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shamrock'']]'''<br>2 Sep, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 863}} &ndash; 11 Jan, 1921<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Henry Hulton Sams|Cecil H. H. Sams]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson|Evelyn C. O. Thomson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Valentine (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Valentine'']]'''<br>7 Aug, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 825}} &ndash; 6 Apr, 1923<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|James R. C. Cavendish]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Hamlyn Bannister Williams|Ernest H. B. Williams]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Valentine (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Valentine'']]'''<br>7 Aug, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 825}} &ndash; 6 Apr, 1923<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|James R. C. Cavendish]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur John Layard Murray|Arthur J. L. Murray]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Windsor (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Windsor'']]'''<br>29 Dec, 1925<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 9 Aug, 1927<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Patrick Birmingham Crohan|Patrick B. Crohan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Windsor (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Windsor'']]'''<br>29 Dec, 1925<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 9 Aug, 1927<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Kerr|Ralph Kerr]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Gordon Cooper Franklin|Harold G. C. Franklin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Emerald (1920)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Emerald'']]'''<br>23 Feb, 1929<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 24 Mar, 1931<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Wittewronge Clayton|John W. Clayton]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Gordon Cooper Franklin|Harold G. C. Franklin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Emerald (1920)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Emerald'']]'''<br>23 Feb, 1929<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 24 Mar, 1931<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Wittewronge Clayton|John W. Clayton]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Jermyn Landon|Arthur J. Landon]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Greenwich (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Greenwich'']]'''<br>1 May, 1931<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 1 Aug, 1933<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert John Robertson|Albert J. Robertson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Jermyn Landon|Arthur J. Landon]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Greenwich (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Greenwich'']]'''<br>1 May, 1931<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 1 Aug, 1933<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert John Robertson|Albert J. Robertson]]'''}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan|Richard H. L. Bevan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. York (1928)|Captain of H.M.S. ''York'']]'''<br>late 1933<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 22 Oct, 1936<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Edward Morse|Harold E. Morse]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Heathcote Gordon Walker|Francis H. G. Walker]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Greenwich (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Greenwich'']]'''<br>28 Jan, 1937<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref> &ndash; 1 Jun, 1938<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
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Revision as of 16:56, 19 September 2017

Rear-Admiral Henry Percy Boxer, R.N. (14 October, 1885 – 30 June, 1961) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1907.[1]

Boxer was appointed in command of the destroyer Ness on 31 May, 1913.[2]

Great War

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1915.[3]

He was captain of the destroyer Noble at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated with the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]

In 1917, he was noted to be suffering from strain. Insomnia, headaches and a "temporary loss of self-confidence" prompted his admission to the hospital ship China. On 29 October, he was admitted to Plymouth naval hospital for three weeks to be treated for "neurasthenia." He did not seem well enough at that time, and on 1 February, 1918 he was finally discharged, fit only for shore duty only, but to be re-evaluated in three months. Initially, he spent a week working with the Brazilian Navy, but was soon moved to the paravane section of the torpedo training school Vernon. By mid-May, he was ready to return to command, and was given charge of the "M" Class destroyer Plover, operating with the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla in support of the Grand Fleet through the end of the war.[5]

Post-War

On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Sportive.[6]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Shamrock on 2 September, 1919.[7]

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.[8]

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1927.[9]

World War II

Boxer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939.[10]

Boxer died on 30th June 1961 in Winchester, Hampshire. At the time of his death, he was living at Trees, Itchen Abbas, Winchester.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Salisbury H. Simpson
Captain of H.M. T.B. 042
26 May, 1910[11][12] – 27 Apr, 1911[13]
Succeeded by
William G. A. Shuttleworth
Preceded by
Arthur L. Harrison
Captain of H.M. T.B. 071
27 Apr, 1911[14] – 24 Oct, 1911[15]
Succeeded by
Desmond Maxwell
Preceded by
Roger L. Wiles
Captain of H.M. T.B. 111
24 Oct, 1911[16][17] – 9 Mar, 1912[18]
Succeeded by
Philip D. Crofton
Preceded by
William B. Mackenzie
Captain of H.M.S. Cherwell
9 Mar, 1912[19][20] – 23 Jan, 1913[21]
Succeeded by
Charles A. Poignand
Preceded by
George O. Hewett
Captain of H.M.S. Ness
31 May, 1913[22][23] – 15 Apr, 1914[24]
Succeeded by
William T. Makeig-Jones
Preceded by
Ernest D. Panter
Captain of H.M. T.B. 4
9 Jan, 1915[25][26] – 17 Jan, 1916[27]
Succeeded by
Robert E. M. Harris
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Noble
22 Jan, 1916[28][29] – 15 Oct, 1917[30]
Succeeded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Preceded by
Kenneth C. Helyar
Captain of H.M.S. Plover
16 May, 1918[31] – Dec, 1918[32]
Succeeded by
Arthur K. Gibson
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Sportive
7 Dec, 1918[33] – 25 Jan, 1919[34]
Succeeded by
Charles H. Knox-Little
Preceded by
Charles H. Knox-Little
Captain of H.M.S. Tetrarch
25 Jan, 1919[35][36] – May, 1919[37]
Succeeded by
Ian C. S. Hilton
Preceded by
Henry R. James
Captain of H.M.S. Sorceress
May, 1919[38][39] – Aug, 1919[40]
Succeeded by
Charles T. A. Bunbury
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Shamrock
2 Sep, 1919[41] – 11 Jan, 1921[42]
Succeeded by
Cecil H. H. Sams
Preceded by
Ernest H. B. Williams
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine
7 Aug, 1922[43] – 6 Apr, 1923[44]
Succeeded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Preceded by
Patrick B. Crohan
Captain of H.M.S. Windsor
29 Dec, 1925[45] – 9 Aug, 1927[46]
Succeeded by
Ralph Kerr
Preceded by
Harold G. C. Franklin
Captain of H.M.S. Emerald
23 Feb, 1929[47] – 24 Mar, 1931[48]
Succeeded by
John W. Clayton
Preceded by
Arthur J. Landon
Captain of H.M.S. Greenwich
1 May, 1931[49] – 1 Aug, 1933[50]
Succeeded by
Albert J. Robertson
Preceded by
Richard H. L. Bevan
Captain of H.M.S. York
late 1933[51] – 22 Oct, 1936[52]
Succeeded by
Harold E. Morse
Preceded by
Francis H. G. Walker
Captain of H.M.S. Greenwich
28 Jan, 1937[53] – 1 Jun, 1938[54]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles B. Miller
as Rear-Admiral, Reserve Fleet, Rosyth
Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Rosyth
28 Jan, 1937[55] – 1 Jun, 1938[56]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur J. Landon
King's Harbour Master, Rosyth
28 Jan, 1937[57] – 1 Jun, 1938[58]
Succeeded by
Piers K. Kekewich

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 9.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
  3. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  5. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  8. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  9. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  10. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  11. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 401.
  13. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  14. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  15. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  16. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 400.
  17. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  18. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  19. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  20. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 292.
  21. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  22. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
  23. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  24. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  25. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  26. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  27. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  28. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
  29. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  30. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  31. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 868.
  32. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  33. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
  34. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  35. The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 916.
  36. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  37. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  38. The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 908.
  39. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  40. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  41. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  42. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  43. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 825.
  44. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  45. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  46. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  47. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  48. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  49. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  50. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  51. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  52. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  53. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  54. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  55. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  56. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  57. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  58. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.