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Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>Bowden-Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/415.|}} f. 461.</ref> | Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>Bowden-Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/415.|}} f. 461.</ref> | ||
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| + | In January 1904 he was granted 30 days leave to England after his brother had been killed in Somaliland. | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1906.<ref>Bowden-Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/415.|}} f. 461.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1906.<ref>Bowden-Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/415.|}} f. 461.</ref> | ||
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1913.<ref>Bowden-Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/415.|}} f. 461.</ref> | + | On 22 November 1910, he was admited to Haslar Hospital with a compound fracture of a finger on his right hand, which would require a partial amputation. He was in the midst of an appointment to the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth]] at the time.<ref>Bowden-Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/415.|}} f. 461.</ref> |
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| + | Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1913. In mid-July, he was placed in command of the {{UK-Topaze|f=tp}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1913]].<ref>Bowden-Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/415.|}} f. 461.</ref> | ||
Bowden-Smith was appointed in command of the {{UK-Russell|f=t}} on 5 December, 1913.{{NLDec14|p. 378''a''}} He remained in her until her loss on 27 April, 1916. Following some time as flag captain to the Commander-in-Chief at The Nore, he was made captain of the {{UK-Carnarvon|f=t}} in August 1916. She paid off in February, 1918 and Bowden-Smith was appointed in command of {{UK-Satellite}} and as Senior Naval Officer, Tyne. | Bowden-Smith was appointed in command of the {{UK-Russell|f=t}} on 5 December, 1913.{{NLDec14|p. 378''a''}} He remained in her until her loss on 27 April, 1916. Following some time as flag captain to the Commander-in-Chief at The Nore, he was made captain of the {{UK-Carnarvon|f=t}} in August 1916. She paid off in February, 1918 and Bowden-Smith was appointed in command of {{UK-Satellite}} and as Senior Naval Officer, Tyne. | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 4 January 2019
Vice-Admiral (retired) William Bowden-Smith, C.B.E. (28 March, 1874 – 17 March, 1962) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1895.[1]
In January 1904 he was granted 30 days leave to England after his brother had been killed in Somaliland.
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1906.[2]
On 22 November 1910, he was admited to Haslar Hospital with a compound fracture of a finger on his right hand, which would require a partial amputation. He was in the midst of an appointment to the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth at the time.[3]
Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1913. In mid-July, he was placed in command of the third class protected cruiser H.M.S. Topaze for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1913.[4]
Bowden-Smith was appointed in command of the battleship Russell on 5 December, 1913.[5] He remained in her until her loss on 27 April, 1916. Following some time as flag captain to the Commander-in-Chief at The Nore, he was made captain of the armoured cruiser Carnarvon in August 1916. She paid off in February, 1918 and Bowden-Smith was appointed in command of Satellite and as Senior Naval Officer, Tyne.
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 August, 1923 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[6]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 April, 1928.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert G. Corbett |
Captain of H.M.S. Chamois 15 Mar, 1900[8] |
Succeeded by Cecil F. Lambert |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Sylvia 9 Oct, 1900[9] |
Succeeded by John A. Ingles |
| Preceded by Herbert A. S. Fyler |
Captain of H.M.S. Russell 5 Dec, 1913[10] – 27 Apr, 1916[11] |
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[12] |
Succeeded by Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton |
| Preceded by Edward G. Lowther-Crofton |
Senior Naval Officer, Tyne Mar, 1918 – 1 Jun, 1919 |
Succeeded by George M. Skinner |
| Preceded by Victor G. Gurner |
Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong Jun, 1920[13] – Jun, 1922[14] |
Succeeded by Henry E. Grace |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/415. f. 461.
- ↑ Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/415. f. 461.
- ↑ Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/415. f. 461.
- ↑ Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/415. f. 461.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 378a.
- ↑ Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/415. f. 461.
- ↑ Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/415. f. 461.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
