Charles Hugo Knox-Little

Rear-Admiral Charles Hugo Knox-Little (21 November, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a clergyman.

Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1908.

Knox-Little was appointed in command of the destroyer Test on 24 August, 1912.

Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1916.

Knox-Little was found to blame when depth charges in Sturgeon exploded on 11 May, 1917, as he had ensured that they'd been set to "safe" before the engines were stopped. The death of petty officer Thomas C. Slade to wounds on 6 June might be related.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Tetrarch on 22 May, 1917.

Knox-Little was mentioned in despatches for his role in the blocking operations at Zeebrugge and Ostend on 22 and 23 April, 1918.

Post-War

On 25 January, 1919, Knox-Little was appointed in command of the destroyer Sportive.

Knox-Little heroically entered a minefield to rescue survivors of Manuel Balmo (?) after it had struck mines on 31 March, 1919.

Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1921.

Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1929.

Knox-Little was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 January, 1940 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John P. Landon	Captain of H.M.S. Test 24 Aug, 1912 – 3 Nov, 1915	Succeeded by William A. C. Salmond
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Lochinvar 3 Nov, 1915 – 20 Mar, 1917	Succeeded by George H. Creswell
Preceded by Robert A. Hornell	Captain of H.M.S. Sturgeon 1 May, 1917 – 22 May, 1917	Succeeded by Ralph M. Mack
Preceded by Alban T. B. Curteis	Captain of H.M.S. Tetrarch 22 May, 1917 – 25 Jan, 1919	Succeeded by Henry P. Boxer
Preceded by Henry P. Boxer	Captain of H.M.S. Sportive 25 Jan, 1919 – after 30 Jun, 1921	Succeeded by Henry A. Binmore
Preceded by H. Taprell Dorling	Captain of H.M.S. Telemachus 9 Jul, 1923 – 25 Aug, 1923	Succeeded by Henry I. M. L. Scott
Preceded by George H. Creswell	Captain of H.M.S. Serapis 1 Jan, 1926 – 14 Apr, 1926	Succeeded by Lawrence D'O. Bignell
Preceded by Alfred H. Taylor	Captain of H.M.S. Delhi c. Mar, 1929 – 13 Jan, 1930	Succeeded by William E. C. Tait
Preceded by Arthur L. St. G. Lyster	Captain of H.M.S. Danae 1 Jul, 1932 – 30 Dec, 1935	Succeeded by Kenneth M. Fardell
Preceded by James W. S. Dorling	Captain of H.M.S. Resolution 22 Jul, 1938 – Nov, 1939	Succeeded by Oliver Bevir
Preceded by Philip L. Vian	Captain (D), Liverpool Destroyer Flotilla 13 Dec, 1939 – 24 Sep, 1940	Succeeded by Eric B. K. Stevens
Preceded by James Powell as Naval Officer in Charge, Bermuda Royal Dockyard	Commodore in Charge, H.M. Dockyard Bermuda 15 Jan, 1944 – 31 Jan, 1944	Succeeded by Charles H. Knox-Little
Preceded by Charles H. Knox-Little	Commodore in Charge, H.M. Dockyard Bermuda 7 Aug, 1944 – Jul, 1946	Succeeded by ?