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Revision as of 14:40, 19 July 2017
Vice-Admiral (retired) William Bowden-Smith (28 March, 1874 – 17 March, 1962) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1913.
He was appointed command of the battleship Russell on 5 December, 1913.[1]
He was made captain of the armoured cruiser Carnarvon in August 1916.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Robert G. Corbett |
Captain of H.M.S. Chamois 15 Mar, 1900[2] |
Succeeded by Cecil F. Lambert |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Sylvia 9 Oct, 1900[3] |
Succeeded by John A. Ingles |
Preceded by Herbert A. S. Fyler |
Captain of H.M.S. Russell 5 Dec, 1913[4] – 27 Apr, 1916[5] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Preceded by Ernest A. Taylor |
Flag Captain at the Nore May, 1916 |
Succeeded by Alexander V. Campbell |
Preceded by Hugh T. Hibbert |
Captain of H.M.S. Carnarvon 1 Aug, 1916[6] |
Succeeded by Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 378a.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 March, 1900. Issue 36087, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 305.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397t.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 58.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392e.