Henry Cecil Bovell
Vice-Admiral (retired) Henry Cecil Bovell, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (4 January, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Henry, the son of Chief Justice of British Guyana Sir Henry A. Bovell gained two and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Bovell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1914.[1]
Bovell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1922.[2]
Bovell married Beatrix Gertrude Lattal Springman in Liverpool on 8 August, 1923.
Bovell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.[3]
Bovell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1934.[4]
Bovell was appointed in command of the aircraft carrier Victorious on 15 October, 1940 and was presently made Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Home Fleet Aircraft Carriers. He went on unemployed tim on 27 November, 1942.[5]
On 1 March, 1943, Bovell was appointed in command of the Royal Naval Air Service station H.M.S. Merlin.
Bovell was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 January, 1944.[6]
Bovell was placed on the Retired List on 14 July, 1947 and promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 13 July, 1948.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Jack S. Hoffmann |
Captain of H.M.S. Sarpedon 10 Jul, 1924[8] – 21 Aug, 1924[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by H. Evelyn C. Blagrove |
Captain of H.M.S. Norfolk 3 Dec, 1934[10] – 8 Apr, 1935[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ernest J. Spooner |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 17 Dec, 1938[12] – 1939[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by William G. Benn |
Captain of H.M.S. Argus Oct, 1939[14] – 16 Aug, 1940 |
Succeeded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 28.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
