William Montagu Dowell

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Admiral SIR William Montagu Dowell, G.C.B., Royal Navy (2 August, 1825 – 27 December, 1912) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Dowell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 25 October, 1847.

For services in the trenches at Sevastopol he was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 13 November, 1854.[1]

For services in Canton, Dowell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 February, 1858.[2]

Flag Rank

Dowell was appointed Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland on 26 September, 1878.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 20 January, 1880, vice Wintour.[4] On 17 November, 1882, he was knighted and appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[5]

On 1 July, 1885, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral.[6] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 2 August, 1890.[7]

On the occasion of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 25 May, 1895.[8]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 21656. p. 352. 30 January, 1855.
  2. London Gazette: no. 22104. p. 1028. 26 February, 1858.
  3. The Navy List (March, 1880). p. 188.
  4. London Gazette: no. 24806. p. 391. 27 January, 1880.
  5. London Gazette: no. 25169. p. 5166. 17 November, 1882.
  6. London Gazette: no. 25490. p. 3240. 14 July, 1885.
  7. London Gazette: no. 26076. p. 4282. 5 August, 1890.
  8. London Gazette: no. 26628. p. 3079. 25 May, 1895.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 30 December, 1912. Issue 40095, col C, pg. 9.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Command Unfilled
Second-in-Command of the Channel Squadron
1877 – 1878
Succeeded by
Henry Boys

Preceded by
Henry S. Hillyar
Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
1878 – 1880
Succeeded by
R. Vesey Hamilton

Preceded by
Arthur W. A. Hood
Senior Officer in Command of the Channel Squadron
1882 – 1883
Succeeded by
H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh

Preceded by
Sir George O. Willes
Commander-in-Chief on the China Station
1884 – 1885
Succeeded by
R. Vesey Hamilton

Preceded by
The Right Hon. Lord John Hay
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1888 – 1890
Succeeded by
H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh