Arthur Noel Loxley

Captain (31 October, 1874 – 1 January, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Loxley was born on 31 October, 1874, the eldest son of the Reverend Arthur E. Loxley, formerly minor vicar of Bristol Cathedral and vicar of Fairfield and Mrs. Loxley. He entered H.M.S. Britannia in 1888, was promoted Midshipman in 1890, Sub-Lieutenant in 1894 and Lieutenant in 1895. Loxley was present at the Benin Punitive Expedition, for which he was awarded the East and West Africa Medal with Benin 1897 clasp. He was promoted Commander and Captain in 1911.

At the outbreak of the First World War Loxley was Flag Captain to Sir Berkeley Milne in the battle cruiser Inflexible in the Mediterranean Fleet. On 2 September, 1914 he was appointed to the battleship Formidable.