Henry Percy Boxer
Rear-Admiral Henry Percy Boxer, R.N. (14 October, 1885 – ) 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]
Post-War
On 7 December, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Sportive.[5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Shamrock on 2 September, 1919.[6]
Boxer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.[7]
Boxer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1927.[8]
Boxer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 916.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 825.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
