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Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 June, 1866.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23132/pages/3736 no. 23132.  p. 3736.]  29 June, 1866.</ref>
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Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 June, 1866.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23132/pages/3736 no. 23132.  p. 3736.]  29 June, 1866.</ref>
  
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Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 June, 1888, vice [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Culme-Seymour]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25830/pages/3373 no. 25830.  p. 3373.]  19 June, 1888.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 29 May, 1872.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23863/pages/2577 no. 23863.  p. 2577.]  31 May, 1872.</ref>
  
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In the Queen's Diamond Jubilee honours, Erskine was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26897/pages/3568 no. 26897.  p. 3568.]  25 June, 1897.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 26 October, 1899, vice [[Loftus Francis Jones|Jones]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27131/pages/6532 no. 27131.  p. 6532.]  31 October, 1899.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], he was placed on the Retired List dated 21 January, 1903.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27518/pages/466 no. 27518.  p. 466.]  23 January, 1903.</ref>
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Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 June, 1888, vice [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|Culme-Seymour]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25830/pages/3373 no. 25830.  p. 3373.]  19 June, 1888.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 5 November, 1894.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26571/pages/6428 no. 26571.  p. 6428.]  16 November, 1894.</ref>
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In the Queen's Diamond Jubilee honours, Erskine was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26897/pages/3568 no. 26897.  p. 3568.]  25 June, 1897.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 26 October, 1899, vice [[Loftus Francis Jones|Jones]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27131/pages/6532 no. 27131.  p. 6532.]  31 October, 1899.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], he was placed on the Retired List dated 21 January, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27518/pages/466 no. 27518.  p. 466.]  23 January, 1903.</ref>
  
 
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*"Admiral Sir N. Bowden-Smith" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 April, 1921.  Issue '''42708''', col B, pg. 12.
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*A Retired Flag Officer (1914).  ''Naval Recollections: 1852 to 1914''.  London: Army & Navy Cooperative Society.
 
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Revision as of 16:00, 15 September 2012

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 Commander on 26 June, 1866.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 29 May, 1872.[2]

Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 June, 1888, vice Culme-Seymour.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 November, 1894.[4]

In the Queen's Diamond Jubilee honours, Erskine was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 26 October, 1899, vice Jones.[6] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List dated 21 January, 1903.[7]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23132. p. 3736. 29 June, 1866.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23863. p. 2577. 31 May, 1872.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25830. p. 3373. 19 June, 1888.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26571. p. 6428. 16 November, 1894.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26897. p. 3568. 25 June, 1897.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27131. p. 6532. 31 October, 1899.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27518. p. 466. 23 January, 1903.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir N. Bowden-Smith" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 30 April, 1921. Issue 42708, col B, p. 12.
  • A Retired Flag Officer (1914). Naval Recollections: 1852 to 1914. London: Army & Navy Cooperative Society.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lord Charles Scott 		Commander-in-Chief on the Australian Station
1892 – 1894 		Succeeded by
Cyprian A. G. Bridge

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

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