Fox, C. E. (Charles Elliot), 1878-1974

The Rev. Dr. C. E. Fox was born in Dorset, England in 1878, and was educated in New Zealand. He joined the Melanesian Mission from New Zealand and was posted to the Mission's school on Norfolk Island in 1902. After being ordained in 1903, he spent some time in the Banks Group of the New Hebrides before going to San Cristobal, Solomon Islands in 1908 where he began a school and started learning the local languages. He remained in the Solomons throughout the Pacific war, living behind Japanese lines. After the war, he continued as a teacher and remained in the Solomons until well into his eighties.

From the description of Papers of C. E. Fox, 1942-1963 (inclusive) [microform]. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702690451

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