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[[Category:1838 births|Bowden-Smith]]

Revision as of 13:22, 18 July 2011

Admiral SIR Nathaniel Bowden-Smith, K.C.B., Royal Navy (21 January, 1838 – 28 April, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 June, 1888, vice Culme-Seymour.[1]

In the Queen's Diamond Jubilee honours, Bowden-Smith was gazetted a Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 14 March, 1898.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 26 October, 1899, vice Jones.[3]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25830. p. 3373. 19 June, 1888.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26947. p. 1682. 14 March, 1898.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27131. p. 6532. 31 October, 1899.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir N. Bowden-Smith" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 30 April, 1921. Issue 42708, col B, pg. 12.

Service Records


Naval Offices
Preceded by
Sir Charles F. Hotham
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore
1899 – 1900
Succeeded by
Sir William R. Kennedy