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Revision as of 09:10, 11 May 2014

Vice-Admiral William Bowden Smith (28 March, 1874 – 17 March, 1962) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

His name may have been Bowden-Smith.

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.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 378a.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Llewellyn Griffiths
Captain of H.M.S. Chamois
15 Mar, 1900 – ?
Succeeded by
Percy W. Pontifex
Preceded by
Herbert A. S. Fyler
Captain of H.M.S. Russell
5 Dec, 1913 – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Hugh T. Hibbert
Captain of H.M.S. Carnarvon
Aug, 1916 – ?
Succeeded by
Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton
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