Mr Joseph Groves Boxhall
was born in Hull, Yorkshire, on March 23, 1884. In 1912 Boxhall lived in Westbourne Avenue, Hull. Boxhall had
13 years experience at sea. He served his apprenticeship in
Liverpool, passing his master's certificate in 1907, he
joined White Star and served for 5 years prior to joining 'Titanic'.
By that time he had gained his extra master's certificate.
At both of the inquiries, Boxhall was questioned on the details
of navigation and the evacuation of passengers and crew into the
boats. It was Boxhall who mentioned the other vessel that was
close by to the sinking ship; that did not respond to the
distress signals sent of the Titanic.
Boxhall gained a command with the Royal Navy but never made
captain in the merchant marine. He left the sea in 1940 and in
1958 acted as an advisor to the film "A Night To Remember."
Joseph Groves Boxhall died 25 April 1967, age 83. He was cremated, on June 12
and his ashes were scattered over where he had
calculated that the Titanic had gone down.