Pacific Cable (British Red Line) Connections

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Pacific Cable (British Red Line) Connections

Legg inn av paul c » 20 des 2006 15:39:26

The recent message about not giving up (OP finally got details of his
grandfather's WWII service) is the reason I'm sending this. It reminded
me that it is best to not waste time when it comes to discovering history.

In my case, I'm interested in the life and times of another unknown
grandfather who spent much of his life working on the British Pacific
Undersea/Submarine Cable, from around 1901 to 1930 or so. Before that,
he apprenticed in Spain, I'm guessing on the Mediterrean. His name was
Kenwrick Cecil Cox. I believe this cable line, part of what was known
as the "All Red Line", went into operation about six months before the
American Pacific Cable. During the first third of the twentieth century
he travelled widely across this route, from BC Canada to Fanning Island,
Norfolk Island, New Zealand, Australia and England where he died while
working for General Electric during WWII.

Several years ago, I discovered a book about the Pacific Cable
(Gentlemen on Imperial Service), written by one of its operators, who
knew Cox and mentioned him. The author, R. Bruce Scott, lived to a ripe
old age and wrote this book when he was ninety or so. By the time I
found out about it, he would have pushing one hundred years old and I
wasn't able to contact him.

I have pieced together some of Cox's movements from various sources,
various public records, old photos, letters and diaries of various of
his relatives as well as another book, The Kildrummy Christies, about
his wife's (Caroline Christie Cox) family.

Just taking a flyer - I wonder if anybody out there has old family
connections to the undersea cable who would be able to share recounts or
other information about those times.

Thanks for any pointers,
pc

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