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'''Cecil Henry Fox''', C.B.,  ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} (retired) '''Cecil Henry Fox''', C.B.,  (27 May, 1873 – 1963) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Monkstown, Fox received eight months time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1887.  He was appointed first to {{UK-Orlando}} on the [[Australia Station]] on 24 May, 1898.<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>
  
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Fox was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>
  
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Fox was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>
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Fox was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1911.
 
  
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He was made Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|3}} on 3 April, 1913,<ref>"Movements of Ships" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 28 March, 1913.  Issue '''40171''', col E, p. 6.</ref> commanding the flotilla from {{UK-Boadicea}} and, from August of that year, from {{UK-Forward}}.{{NLApr14|p. 317}}
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Fox was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1911.<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>
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He was appointed as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|3}} on 3 April, 1913,<ref>"Movements of Ships" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 28 March, 1913.  Issue '''40171''', col E, p. 6.</ref> commanding the flotilla from {{UK-Boadicea}} and, from August of that year, from {{UK-Forward}}.{{NLApr14|p. 317}}
 
   
 
   
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In April, 1914, he assumed command of the {{UK-Amphion|f=t}},{{NLJul14|p. 278}} continuing to command the Third Flotilla from her.  Fox was to suffer the misfortune of losing her to a mine on 6 August &ndash; the first Royal Navy warship to be lost in the war.
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==Great War==
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In April, 1914, he assumed command of the {{UK-Amphion|f=t}},{{NLJul14|p. 278}} continuing to command the Third Flotilla from her.  Fox was to suffer the misfortune of losing her to a mine on 6 August &ndash; the first Royal Navy warship to be lost in the war. Fox was badly burned in the sinking and admitted to Shotley Hospital.  He mended well, and while doing so was placed on the books of {{UK-Vivid}} for charge of the new {{UK-Faulknor|f=t}}, which was still being completed.<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>
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He was next appointed in command of the {{UK-Undaunted}} on 6 October, 1914,{{NLNov14|p. 387}} almost immediately to fight the [[Action of 17 October, 1914]], where he eradicated the entire enemy force of four torpedo boats off Texel.  Fox was issued a letter on vellum commending him for his services in this battle, this being equivalent to a mention in despatches.<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref> 
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On 26 October, 1914 Fox was superseded in ''Undaunted'' and in command of the Third Flotilla by [[Francis Gerald St. John|Francis G. St. John]] and became Captain in Charge of the Naval Base at Methil in the Firth of Forth.  On 18 November, he was transferred to be Captain in Charge of Naval Base, Granton.<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>
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On 29 October, 1918, Fox was appointed to be Captain Superintendent, Clyde District and Senior Naval Officer, Clyde.  He left the post when the depot closed down on 10 July, 1920.<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>
  
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He was quickly re-appointed to command, this time of the {{UK-Undaunted}} on 6 October, 1914,{{NLNov14|p. 387}} almost immediately to fight the [[Action of 17 October, 1914]], where he eradicated the entire enemy force of four torpedo boats off Texel.
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On 26 October, Fox was superseded in ''Undaunted'' and in command of the Third Flotilla by [[Francis Gerald St. John|Francis G. St. John]].
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Fox was granted a General Service Pension of 150 pounds a year on 5 July, 1921 and placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 May, 1922, vice [[Walter Lumsden|Lumsden]].<ref>Fox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 18:45, 27 June 2016

Rear-Admiral (retired) Cecil Henry Fox, C.B., (27 May, 1873 – 1963) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Monkstown, Fox received eight months time on passing out of Britannia in December, 1887. He was appointed first to Orlando on the Australia Station on 24 May, 1898.[1]

Fox was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1894.[2]

Fox was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.[3]

Fox was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.[4]

He was appointed as Captain (D) of the Third Destroyer Flotilla on 3 April, 1913,[5] commanding the flotilla from Boadicea and, from August of that year, from Forward.[6]

Great War

In April, 1914, he assumed command of the scout cruiser Amphion,[7] 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. Fox was badly burned in the sinking and admitted to Shotley Hospital. He mended well, and while doing so was placed on the books of H.M.S. Vivid for charge of the new destroyer Faulknor, which was still being completed.[8]

He was next appointed in command of the Undaunted on 6 October, 1914,[9] almost immediately to fight the Action of 17 October, 1914, where he eradicated the entire enemy force of four torpedo boats off Texel. Fox was issued a letter on vellum commending him for his services in this battle, this being equivalent to a mention in despatches.[10]

On 26 October, 1914 Fox was superseded in Undaunted and in command of the Third Flotilla by Francis G. St. John and became Captain in Charge of the Naval Base at Methil in the Firth of Forth. On 18 November, he was transferred to be Captain in Charge of Naval Base, Granton.[11]

On 29 October, 1918, Fox was appointed to be Captain Superintendent, Clyde District and Senior Naval Officer, Clyde. He left the post when the depot closed down on 10 July, 1920.[12]

Post-War

Fox was granted a General Service Pension of 150 pounds a year on 5 July, 1921 and placed on the Retired List with the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 May, 1922, vice Lumsden.[13]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alan C. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. Kale
1 Oct, 1906[14] 		Succeeded by
Alan C. Bruce
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Mohawk
20 Apr, 1908[15] 		Succeeded by
Cyril Asser
Preceded by
Wilmot S. Nicholson 		Captain of H.M.S. Attentive
25 Feb, 1909[16] 		Succeeded by
Thomas Jackson
Preceded by
Ernest S. Carey 		Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea
3 Apr, 1913[17] – 5 Jul, 1913[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Louis C. S. Woollcombe
Preceded by
Ernest S. Carey 		Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla
3 Apr, 1913[18] 		Succeeded by
Francis G. St. John
Preceded by
Charles J. Wintour 		Captain of H.M.S. Forward
Aug, 1913[19] 		Succeeded by
Frederick P. Loder-Symonds
Preceded by
Thomas D. Pratt 		Captain of H.M.S. Amphion
Apr, 1914[20] – 6 Aug, 1914 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
H. Ralph Crooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Undaunted
6 Oct, 1914[21] – 26 Oct, 1914[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Francis G. St. John
Preceded by
Herbert J. Savill 		Captain of H.M.S. Powerful
16 May, 1915[22] 		Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  2. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  3. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  4. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  5. ↑ "Movements of Ships" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 March, 1913. Issue 40171, col E, p. 6.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 317.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 278.
  8. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 387.
  10. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  11. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  12. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  13. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 335.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 346.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 280.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 286.
  18. ↑ "Movements of Ships" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 March, 1913. Issue 40171, col E, p. 6.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 317.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 278.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 387.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396o.

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