Charles Cabry Dix

Charles Cabry Dix was a British Royal Navy officer and author, born on August 31, 1881. He is credited with The World's Navies in the Boxer Rebellion (China 1900), first published in 1905, a work that reflects both his naval background and his interest in modern military history.

Archival records also connect him with Gallipoli: the Australian War Memorial describes him as Commander Charles Cabry Dix, RN, and notes that he was Beach-Master at Anzac Beach and Cape Helles, with a manuscript account of the 1915 landings preserved in its collection. That helps place his writing in the context of direct wartime experience as well as research.

For listeners interested in naval and imperial history, Dix stands out as a participant-observer whose work is valued for its detail and immediacy. Confirmed biographical information available online is limited, so the surviving record centers more on his service and published historical writing than on his personal life.