Charles Richard Fox Boxer R.N.
Charles Richard Fox Boxer R.N.
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Charles Richard Fox Boxer R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Rear-Admiral Edward Boxer (1784-1855), port-admiral at Balaclava, who died there of cholera during the Russian War |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
No personal data. |
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Date | Rank |
14 April 1855 | Lieutenant |
6 August 1860 | Commander |
11 April 1866 | Captain |
17 February 1884 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
March 1856 | | Lieutenant and commander in Goldfinch |
16 May 1862 | 4 November 1864 | Commander in Racehorse (from commissioning at Sheerness), China (including the bombardment of Kagoshima ("Anglo-Satsuma War"), until lost off Chefoo with loss of 99 lives |
July 1871 | 15 April 1873 | Captain in Scylla (until paying off at Sheerness), Pacific |
13 April 1877 | | Captain in Active, West Coast of Africa |
(1878) | 2 August 1878 | Captain in Tourmaline, West Indies (until Boxer invalided) |