Cecil H. Fox

Cinderella Stamp of Captain Cecil Henry Fox

Cecil Henry Fox, C.B. (27 May 1873 – 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 Third Destroyer Flotilla on 3 April 1913[2] commanding the flotilla from Bodicea and from August of that year from Forward.[3]

He was subject of one of the 240 Cinderella Stamps issued for the Lord Roberts Memorial Fund.[4]

The Biographical notes which accompanied the Stamp say:[5]

Commanded H M S Amphion, which was one of the first ships to sink an enemy vessel, the Konigen Luise, a German Minelayer, on Aug 5th 1914. When the Amphion was sunk by a mine later in the same year. Captain Fox was transferred to the Undaunted and took a prominent part in sinking four German destroyers off the Dutch Coast on Oct 17th 1914. He was also in the Cuxheve raid Dec 16th 1914.

He was buried on 6 April 1963.

References

  1. ↑ National Archives ADM196/43/320
  2. ↑ Movements of Ships The Times 28 March 1913 Issue 40171 colE p6
  3. ↑ "The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  4. ↑ "WW1 picture postcards". www.worldwar1postcards.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  5. ↑ "WW1 picture postcards". www.worldwar1postcards.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
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