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1848
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Charles Boxhall (uncle) born, Trinity House buoymaster and Board of Trade official
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1858
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Joseph Boxhall Sr (father) born, captain in the Wilson Line of Hull
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1861
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Miriam (Mary) Abigail Groves born (mother)
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1884
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23rd March
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Joseph Groves Boxhall born
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1885
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June
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Birth of sister Violet Miriam Boxhall
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1888
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Birth of sister Mabel Boxhall
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1891
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Birth and Death of Sister Enid Grace Boxhall
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1894
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Birth of brother Charles Hubert Boxhall
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1896
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Boxhall taken by father, Captain Boxhall in steamship SS Alecto to Boston, USA; Boxhall gets seasick.
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1898
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16 March - 18 May
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A paying pupil at the Trinity House Navigational School.
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1899
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2nd June
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Apprenticeship with Thomas William Line of Liverpool begins with barque Cambrian Warrior
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1903
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Apprenticeship continues with steam ship, the SS Hemisphere, also owned by Thomas William Line
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1903
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27 March
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Mother, 42-year-old mother Miriam, dies
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1903
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15 July
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Passes Second Mate's Certificate
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1903
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27/8 - 21/10
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SS Iago as third mate
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1903 - 1904
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31/10- 28/1
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SS Martello as third mate
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1904
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21/2-7/6
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SS Dido as third mate
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1904
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25/6 - 18/11
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SS Iago as third mate
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1905
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12th January
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1st Mate certificate
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25.1 - 2.3.
18.3 - 27.4
7.5 - 11.6.
17.6 - 22.7
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SS Colorado -Third mate
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23.03.05
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In 2012 a silver cigarette case owned by Boxhall's great neice appeares at Australian auction (Lawsons), engraved with "JGB 23.03.05 Birmingham, 1904" placing it during this time period in his life.
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1905-1906
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19.08-23.9
10.10 - 16.1
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SS Rosario - becomes second mate.
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1906
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January - June
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Boxhall listed as "out of employment through sickness."
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1906-1907
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9.6 - 6.7
14.7 - 22.9
2.10 - 26.10
3.11 - 2.12
10.12 - 11.1
27.1 - 8.3
24.3 - 27.4
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SS Scipio - Second mate
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1907
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30th August
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Fails Extra Masters
examination due to "general deficiency of marks"
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1907
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14th September
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Passes Extra Masters examination
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1907
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26th November
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Joins White Star Line
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26.11.07 - 16.4.08
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Celtic as Sixth Officer
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1908
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16.4.08 - 21.5.08
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Celtic as Fifth Officer
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21.5.08 17.6.08
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Celtic as Sixth Officer
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17-6-08 - 23-4-09
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Oceanic - as Sixth officer
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1909
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23.4.09 - 31.12.09
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Oceanic - as Fifth officer
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1909
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18 May
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Father, Captain Joseph Boxhall, remarries at the age of 45 to Ada Ibbetson, eldest daughter of James Darby, of Bridlington.
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1910
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5.2.10 - 30.8.11
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Runic, Liverpool to Sydney, Third officer, age 27
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1911
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30.8.11 - 25.9.11
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Cedric as Fifth Officer
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25.9.11 - 19.12.11
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Megantic as Fourth Officer
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1 October
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Confirmed as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve.
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19.12.11 15.1.12
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North Atlantic run with the Arabic as Fourth Officer
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1912
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20-1-12 - 17-2-12
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Drill (likely RNR training)
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26 March
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9am Collects tickets from White Star Line marine superintendent in Liverpool for journey to Belfast. Departs from Liverpool at around 10 pm that night
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27 March
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Noon arrives aboard Titanic
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2 April
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Titanic passes her sea trials. Boxhall keeps lookout on bridge deck.
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10 April
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Departs aboard Titanic in Southampton in the role of Fourth officer
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April 12th
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7pm
Wireless message from the captain of La Touraine, giving his position and ice positions, which Boxhall notes.
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April 14th
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4pm - 6pm Dogwatch.
Notes temperature had dropped and Caronia wireless message about ice
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5.50pm Boxhall notes course is altered - "turning the corner"
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8pm Boxhall's final watch begins. Third officer Pitman finishes his watch at 8pm and hands over his calculations to Boxhall
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9pm Boxhall reports position to Captain Smith
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10pm Boxhall is with Captain Smith as they put down the ship's star position in the chartroom, hands over the bridge to Sixth officer Moody and begins "going around"
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11:40pm Boxhall is walking towards the bridge from the officer's quarters when the iceberg collision occurs
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11:41pm F deck inspection of starboard forward area - sees no damage
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11:50pm Inspects the mail room which is flooding
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12:00am Wakes officers Lightoller, Pitman and Lowe.
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12:10am Clears the lifeboats and spots 'mystery ship' on horizon
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12:20am Chartroom calculates Titanic's final position
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12:35am Marconi room - Phillips sends out new distress position from Boxhall
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12:45am Boxhall begins firing distress rockets at intervals, as well as using the Morse lamp to attract attention of 'mystery ship'
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1:45am Boxhall put in charge of lifeboat no.2 by Captain Smith who orders him to pick up more passengers from the starboard gangway doors.
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2am Boxhall rows lifeboat no.2 around Titanic's stern and notices the propellers out of the water. He does not pick up passengers from the gangway doors as he fears being swamped.
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4am Boxhall's lifeboat no.2 is the first to be picked up by the Carpathia.
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18th April
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In the evening, Carpathia arrives in New York, Boxhall is "in pain"
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21st April
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In Washington, Boxhall visited Dr. Charles C. Marbury, M.D. explaining that he had been in pain since arriving in the US.
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22 April
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3pm - 6.20pm Boxhall testifies at the US Senate Inquiry
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23rd April
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Boxhall does not appear at Inquiry as expected. Dr Charles Marbury, M.D. sends a note to the Senate stating that Boxhall "is physically unable to appear."
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24th April
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Co-signs a letter to Ada Murdoch
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29th April
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Day ten of the Senate Inquiry, Boxhall appears for the second time and in the evening, at about 6.20pm, he is separately questioned before Senator Burton in a room downstairs and finishes at 7.10pm.
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2nd May
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Midday Boxhall, along with the three other surviving officers, thirty crew members, and White Star President Bruce Ismay, depart for England, boarding the Adriatic from New York City.
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11 May
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Arrive in Liverpool, UK
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22 May
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Boxhall appears at the British Inquiry in the Scottish Drill Hall, London, near Buckingham Palace
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23 May
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Boxhall appears for a second day at the British Inquiry
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11.7.12 - 4.9.12
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Boxhall aboard the Adriatic as Fourth Officer; writes a letter complaining about being ignored in regards to the fees paid to him for his attendance at the Titanic Inquiry.
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4.9.12 - 10.9.12
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Persic as Third Officer.
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10.9.12 - 1.3.13
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Visits Adelaide, Australia aboard the Irishman as Second Officer.
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1913
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1.3.13 - 14.5.13
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Merion as Second Officer.
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28.6.13 - 19.7.13
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Runic as Second Officer.
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23 June
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Boxhall appeares along with the other surviving officers at the Ryan vs OSNC Titanic inquiry.
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26.7.13 - 30.12.13
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Haverford as Second Officer.
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30.12.13 - 3.2.14
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"Drill" according to White Star Line records.
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1915
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27 May
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Promoted to lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserve (RNR)
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1915 - 1918
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Serves for one year aboard the battleship HMS Commonwealth before being dispatched to Gibraltar, where he commands a torpedo boat
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1919
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21st February
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Demoblised from the RNR, described as "Above av[erage]: Zealous, hardworking, conscientious, good initiative."
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25 March
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Joseph Boxhall marries Marjory Beddells, in St Andrew's Church near her home in Sharrow, Sheffield
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29.4.19 - 6.1.20
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Returns to the merchant service rejoining the White Star Line aboard the SS Cedric - Second officer, on the New York service
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1920
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6.1.20 - 6.5.20
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Turcoman, First Officer
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6.5.20 - 20.12.20
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Medic, First Officer
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1921
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19.1.21 - 26.2.21
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Runic- Standby
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27.2.21 - 13.5.21
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Half pay
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14.5.21 - 22.5.21
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Watch on dock
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23.5.21 30.5.21
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Rimouski - First Officer
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31.5.21 3.8.21
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Zealandic - First Officer
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3.9.21 - 13.11.21
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Celtic - Second Officer
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16.11.21 - 25.11.21
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Tropic - Standby
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26.11.21 - 23.12.21
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Drill
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24.12.21 - 10.1.22
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Half pay
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11.1.22 22.2.22
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Persic - Second Officer
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1922
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23.2.22 - 22.12.22, 15.1.23 - 12.3.23
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Regina @ Belfast
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18.3.23 - 4.5.23
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Half pay
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1923
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5.5.23 1.6.23
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Drill
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2.6.23 - 28.6.23
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Half Pay
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29.6.23 - 19.8.23
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Megantic - Second Officer
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24.8.23 - 10.10.23
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Arabic - Second Officer
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27 May
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Promoted to lieutenant-commander in the RNR.
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27th October
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"Permitted to resign" from the White Star Line
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1924
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2nd February
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Attends the R.N.R. Officers Navigation Course, which he completed with a disappointing "thid class certificate" having obtained 631 marks out of 1000. His weakness seemed to be "Metereology, Winds and Currents."
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29th November
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Reinstated at thre White Star Line
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29.11.24 - 2.1.25
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Canopic, Second Officer
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1925
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3.1.25 - 4.5.25
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Pittsburgh, Second Officer
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3.1.25 - 4.5.25
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Ceramic, Standby
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13.6.25 - 23.12.25, 1.1.26 - 11.5.26
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Cedri, Second Officer
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1926
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12.5.26 - 28.5.26
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On shore (acc. General strike)
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29.5.26 - 25.6.26
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Drill
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1926
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30.6.26 - 15.7.26
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Second officer on board RMS Olympic; Author Walter Lord is an eight year old passenger traveling with his mother while Boxhall serves as Second officer on board RMS Olympic
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28.7.26 - 17.12.26
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Cedric, Second Officer
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18.12.26 - 18.2.27
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Celtic, Second Officer
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1927
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19.2.27 - 14.3.27
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Baltic, Second Officer
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5.4.27 - 10.2.28
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Celtic, Second Officer
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1928
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22.2.28 - 27.2.28
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Majestic, Second Officer
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24.3.28 - 7.8.28
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Cedric, Second Officer
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29th May
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Father, Joseph Boxhall senior, a Captain of the Wilson Line, dies aged 70.
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18.8.28 - 27.12.28
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Adriatic, Second Officer
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28.12.28 - 25.1.29
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Ceramic, First Officer
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1929
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26.1.29 - 1.3.29
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Albertic, First Officer
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20.3.29 - 18.4.30
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Baltic, Second Officer
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1930
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19.4.30 - 24.6.30
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Balgaric, First Officer
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28.6.30
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US Department of Labor document dated 28 June 1930 for the Baltic lists a "J Groves Boxhall, 46, British" as a "Seamen signed on at this post" and consequently returning to Liverpool arriving on the 9th of July 1930.
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26.7.30 - 1.9.30
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Arabic, First Officer. Due to "insolence to General Harington & Staff" results in forfeit of "13 months, 2 days of seniority" although this was later altered to "6 mths loss of seniority, Feb 1930."
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18.10.30 - 5.12.30
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1/2 Pay, First Officer
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6.12.30 - 12.12.30
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Laurentic, First Officer
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13.12.30 - 2.1.31
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1/2 Pay, First Officer
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1931
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3.1.31 - 16.1.31
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Adriatic, (Stand By), First Officer
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24.1.31 - 6.4.31
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Calgaric, First Officer
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13.7.31 - 29.9.31
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Boat classes
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20.10.31 - 23.10.31
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Baltic (stand by), Third officer
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31.10.31 - 10.11.31
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Baltic (stand by), Third officer
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14.11.31 - 12.1.32
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Baltic, Second officer
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1932
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13.1.32 - 9.2.32
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Baltic, Fourth officer
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10.2.32 - 26.2.32
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Doric (stand by), Second officer
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27.2.32 - 23.6.32
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Adriatic (stand by), Second officer
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7.6.32 - 13.8.32
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Adriatic, Second officer
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21.8.32 - 8.7.32
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Adriatic, Second officer
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13.8.32 - 13.1.33
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Ceramic, First officer
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1933
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23.1.33 - 25.3.33
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Adriatic, Second officer
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7.4.33 - 29.5.33
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Adriatic (stand by), Second officer
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30.5.33 - 8.7.33
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Calgaric, First officer
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9.7.33 - 23.7.33
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Calgaric (stand by), First officer
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24.7.33 - 3.9.33
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Calgaric, First officer
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16.9.33 - 22.9.33
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Adriatic (stand by), First officer
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30.9.33 - 3.10.33
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Adriatic (stand by), First officer
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4.10.33 - 30.10.33
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Doric, First officer
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8.11.33 - 14.11.33
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Doric (stand by), First officer
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30.9.33 - 3.10.33
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Adriatic
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4.10.33 - 31.10.33
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Doric, First Officer
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8.11.33 - 14.11.33
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Doric, First Officer
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30.11.33 - 24.1.34
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Britannic, Second Officer
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1934
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5.2.34 - 23.3.34
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Britannic, Second Officer
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24.3.34
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Doric, First Officer. This would be his last White Star Line ship before merger with Cunard.
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14.7.34 - 27.7.34
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Doric, First Officer, round Britain and to the Norwegian Fjords
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1935
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15.1.35 - 1.2.35
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Berengaria, "Junior" First officer
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1936
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21.10.36 - 17.11.36
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Aquitania, First officer
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24.12.36 - 10.6.37
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Franconia, First officer
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1937
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Boxhall appears prominently in a large Cunard "On Watch" advertisement in 1937 that appeared in "Life" and "National Geographic" magazines
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20 June
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Franconia, Senior First officer
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23.9.37 - 17.10.37
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Alaunia, Senior First officer
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1938
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29.4.38, 1.1.39
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Ausonia, Senior First Officer
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1939
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15 March
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Ausonia, Senior First Officer
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27.4.39 - 29.4.39
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Ausonia, Chief officer
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29 September
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1939 Register, listed as living at Sea Road "Beverly", Lymington, Hampshire, along with his wife Majory, occupation "Chief Officer Mercantile Marine Commander R.N.R."
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1940
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3rd January
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RNR records: "Employed as Chf Offr by Cunard White Star - unemployed at present owing to continuous ill health, Cunard WS retired him as unfit".
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1940
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Boxhall is listed as the Chief officer aboard the Scythia, one of the last - if not the last - ship he worked aboard. In that same year he retires, after 41 years at sea
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1944
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1 April
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RNR records list him as employed as a Lymington Borough Council clerk
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20.5.44 - 23.5.44
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RNR records: "Employed as Marine Superdt: by the U.S. Army"
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1948
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October
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RNR records confirm that his rank was officially "Commander RETD" and noting his address: "Woodcroft" St Martins Hill Lane, Burton, Christchurch (Telephone Christchurch 1321)
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1957 - 1958
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Serves as technical advisor and visits the film set of British film "A Night to Remember"
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1958
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3 July
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Is photographed wearing a black bow tie and talking to producer William MacQuitty at the premiere of film "A Night to Remember"
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1959
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May
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Article is published in the Nautical Magazine: "A Talk by the Fourth Officer of the Titanic" reported by William Sandrey based on a talk Boxhall gave at Christchurch Red House Museum.
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1961 - 1962
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77-year old Joseph Boxhall corresponds with 34-year old Joseph Carvalho of Winchester, Massachusetts, USA via a series of letters.
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1962
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22 October
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BBC Radio broadcast: "Commander Joseph Boxhall"
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1963
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18 December
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Appeared at the Cape Horners' Bournemouth branch Christmas lunch at the Pavillion
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1967
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25th April
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Joseph Boxhall dies aged 83 in Christchurch Hospital - the last of the Titanic's surviving deck officers.
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28th April
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Joseph Boxhall is cremated
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12 June
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Cunard Liner Scotia stops at Titanic's last reported position calculated by Boxhall and his cremated remains are scattered on the waves during a brief ceremony.
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1972
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26 July
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Wife Marjory dies in Bournemouth, Hampshire, with final address listed as 12 Dingle Rd Bournemouth, leaving a probate of £14,745.
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2006
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August
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A plaque was unveiled at Joseph Boxhall's house at 27 Westbourne Avenue, in the west of the city.
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