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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Vivian Russell Salvin Bowlby''' (17 September, 1895 &ndash; ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].

==Life & Career==
Born the son of Robert R. Bowlby, Bowlby passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 May, 1913 and was appointed to ''Victory'' for the {{UK-1Australia}}.

==Great War==
On 1 August, 1915, Bowlby was appointed to {{UK-Birkenhead}}.  He applied for submarines on 29 December, 1915 but remained in ''Birkenhead'' until 15 April, 1916 when he was sent to {{UK-Dolphin}} for duty with submarines. He was next directed to {{UK-Arrogant}} for more of the same, on 5 June, 1916.  Bowlby served in {{UK-C35}} from October 1916, and was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1917 before moving to {{UK-E1}} on 7 August, 1917.  On 15 January, 1918 he was appointed to the {{UK-K16}}.  In July, 1918, Bowlby received his first command appointment in the {{UK-F1|f=t}}.<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>

==Post-War==
Bowlby was temporarily appointed in command of the German {{DE-U141|f=t}} on 31 December, 1918 until he was appointed to ''Vulcan'' for submarines on 13 February, 1919.  On 23 September, 1919, he commenced a string of appointments to surface ships:  {{UK-Donovan}}  for one month and then the old {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} on 22 November, 1919 and {{UK-IronDuke}} on 28 January, 1920.  He obtained a 2nd Class certificate in submarines in January, 1920.<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>

After obtaining passage to Britain in the {{UK-Asphodel}}, Bowlby attended the Periscope School at ''Vulcan'' and was then appointed in command of the nine "R" class submarines of the Group "K" Reserve at Portsmouth on 8 July, 1920: {{UK-R1}}, {{UK-R2}}, {{UK-R3}}, {{UK-R7}}, {{UK-R8}}, {{UK-R9}}, {{UK-R10}}, {{UK-R11}} and {{UK-R12}}.{{NLJan21|p. 851}}

Bowlby was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1925.  He reverted to General Service when he completed his last submarine command appointment in December, 1927 when he left {{UK-L18}} to begin appointments to the carriers {{UK-Courageous}} in February, 1928 and {{UK-ArkRoyal}} from December, 1930. <ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>

Bowlby was placed on the Retired List on his own request on 2 April, 1931 and subsequently promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 17 September, 1935.<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>

==World War II==
Bowlby was called up and assigned to take an anti-submarine course.  On 9 October, 1939, he was appointed in charge of No. 24 A/S Trawler Group vice [[Maurice Arthur Brind|Brind]].  Superseded there on 15 December, Bowlby went to perform duty on the staff of Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth, vice [[Myles Aldington Blomfield|Blomfield]].  

In 1942, he applied for his relief at Rosyth.  Some subsequent appointments appear to be cancelled and some hospitalisations are noted, but it is unclear how he spent his time to the end of the war.  He was finally reverted to the Retired List on 16 November, 1945.<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>

==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Vivian+Russell+Salvin+Bowlby Service Records]
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyvyan_Russell_Salvin_Bowlby}}
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