Henry Hugh Bousfield
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Rear-Admiral Henry Hugh Bousfield, R.N. (30 November, 1889 – 6 November, 1947) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bousfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.[1]
He served in H.M.S. Skirmisher, Prince Rupert and King George V during the Great War.
Bousfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.[2]
Bousfield was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924.[3]
Bousfield was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1931.[4]
World War II
Bousfield was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1941.[5]
He reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 6 June, 1946.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by David B. Nicol |
Captain of H.M.S. Wryneck 31 Dec, 1926[7] – 2 May, 1928 |
Succeeded by Philip J. Mack |
| Preceded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine 2 May, 1928 – 13 Aug, 1928 |
Succeeded by William E. B. Magee |
| Preceded by Piers K. Kekewich |
Captain of H.M.S. Bee 4 Sep, 1931[8] – Oct, 1933 |
Succeeded by Charles A. A. Larcom |
| Preceded by Hamilton C. Allen |
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 15 Aug, 1935 – 20 Sep, 1937 |
Succeeded by Louis H. K. Hamilton |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Manchester Jan, 1938[9] – Apr, 1940[10] |
Succeeded by Herbert A. Packer |
| Preceded by Henry D. Pridham-Wippell as Flag Officer-in-Charge, Dover |
Naval Officer-in-Charge, Dover 10 Jul, 1945 – 10 Dec, 1945 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bousfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/166. f. 524.
- ↑ Bousfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/166. f. 524.
- ↑ Bousfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/166. f. 524.
- ↑ Bousfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/166. f. 524.
- ↑ Bousfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/166. f. 524.
- ↑ Bousfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/166. f. 524.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, November 29, 1926, Issue 44441, p.7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 216.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
