Cecil H. Fox
Irish Royal Navy officer
About Cecil H. Fox
Lived 1873 – 1963 (aged 89–90).
Captain Cecil Henry Fox (27 May 1873 – 2 Apr 1963) was an Irish officer in the Royal Navy.
Biography
He was born 27 May 1873 in Dublin, Ireland, and joined the Royal Navy 15 January 1886. 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 commanding the flotilla from and from August of that year from . He later commanded , which on 5 August 1914 sank the German minelayer , the first German naval loss of the war. Amphion was sunk shortly afterwards after striking one of Königin Luises mines. Fox transferred to command , 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.
Fox died at this home in Sherborne, Dorset on 2 April 1963, aged 89. He was buried on 6 April 1963.
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Who was Cecil H. Fox?
Irish Royal Navy officer (1873–1963)
When was Cecil H. Fox born?
Cecil H. Fox was born on 27 May 1873 in Dublin.
When did Cecil H. Fox die?
Cecil H. Fox died in 1963 in Dorset.
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