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 1917 - 1938 (21 years)
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| Name |
Peter Noble BOXER |
| Prefix |
Sub Lieutenant |
| Suffix |
R.N. |
| Birth |
8 Mar 1917 |
Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Cause of death |
Killed in a flying accident |
- The Times Saturday, Dec 24, 1938
British Seaplane Crash in India
The Air Ministry announced last night that a seaplane crashed in Cochin, India, yesterday. One officer was killed and another is missing believed drowned.
The pilot of the seaplane, who lost his life was Sub-Lieutenant John Frederick Repington Collis, RN. The other occupants of the machine were Sub-Lieutenant Peter Noble Boxer, RN, who is missing and Lieutenant Francis Myrddin Griffiths, RN, who was slightly injured.
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| _UID |
743D73E025964BD2813BEE2EFBD9A0DC04AD |
| Death |
23 Dec 1938 |
Cochin, India |
| Burial |
Memorial in St Thomas Church in Cochin |
| Person ID |
I4789 |
Boxers |
| Last Modified |
5 Oct 2010 |
| Father |
Rear Admiral Henry Percy BOXER, R.N., b. 14 Oct 1885, Folkestone, Kent, England d. 30 Jun 1961, 'Trees', Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, England (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Enid Everard KITCHIN, b. 22 Jul 1885, Calcutta, Bengal, India d. 3 Feb 1967, The Lawn, Holybourne, England (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage |
22 Apr 1911 |
Christ Church, Broadway, Westminster, London, England |
| Family ID |
F1594 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Peter Noble Boxer was named for the ship in which his father served, the 'Noble'.
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