Graham John Bower
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Commander (retired) SIR Graham John Bower, K.C.B., R.N. (15 June, 1848 – 2 August, 1933) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bower was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 23 April, 1872.
In 1879, Bower submitted one of seven essays in competition for the Royal United Service Institution's Gold Medal on the assigned topic of "Naval tactics on the open sea, with the existing types of vessels and weapons". His essay was ranked second and was "highly commended".[1]
Bower was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 29 February, 1884.
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Footnotes
- ↑ "Royal United Service Institution." The Times (London, England), 8 Mar. 1880, p. 13.