| 词条 | Cecil H. Fox |
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Cecil Henry Fox, C.B. (27 May 1873 – 2 Apr 1963) was an Officer in the Royal Navy. He was born 27 May 1873 in Dublin, Ireland, and joined the Royal Navy 15 January 1886.[1] He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1911. He was made Captain D of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla on 3 April 1913[2] commanding the flotilla from {{HMS|Boadicea|1908|6}} and from August of that year from {{HMS|Forward|1904|6}}.[3] He later commanded {{HMS|Amphion|1911|6}}, which on 5 August 1914 sank the German minelayer {{SS|Königin Luise|1913|2}}, the first German naval loss of the war. Amphion was sunk shortly afterwards after striking one of Königin Luise{{'}}s mines. Fox transferred to command {{HMS|Undaunted|1914|6}}, and on 17 October 1914 took part in the defeat of four German torpedo boats at the Battle off Texel. He was also involved in the Raid on Cuxhaven on Christmas Day, 1914. He was subject of one of the 240 Cinderella Stamps issued for the Lord Roberts Memorial Fund.[4] Fox died at this home in Sherborne, Dorset on 2 April 1963, aged 89.[5] He was buried on 6 April 1963. References1. ^National Archives ADM196/43/320 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Cecil H.}}2. ^Movements of Ships The Times 28 March 1913 Issue 40171 colE p6 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org|title=The Dreadnought Project|website=www.dreadnoughtproject.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-01}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldwar1postcards.com|title=WW1 picture postcards|website=www.worldwar1postcards.com|access-date=2017-08-01}} 5. ^{{cite newspaper|newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph|date=3 April 1963|title=First 1914-19 Naval Hero Dies|page=34}} 5 : 1873 births|1963 deaths|Royal Navy officers|People from Dublin (city)|Companions of the Order of the Bath |
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