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Cecil Henry Fox (27 May 1873 – 2 Apr 1963) was an Irish

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in the

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Biography

He was born 27 May 1873 in

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, Ireland, and joined the Royal Navy 15 January 1886. He was promoted to the rank of

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on 31 December 1911. He was made Captain D of the

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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 Luise''s 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

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on 2 April 1963, aged 89. He was buried on 6 April 1963.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Cecil H. 1873 births 1963 deaths Royal Navy captains Military personnel from Dublin (city) Companions of the Order of the Bath Irish officers in the Royal Navy 20th-century Royal Navy personnel Royal Navy officers of World War I