Vincent Lewin Bowring
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Captain Vincent Lewin Bowring (5 May, 1875 – 23 February, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bowring was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1896.[1]
Bowring was appointed in command of the destroyer Lightning on 30 May, 1903.[2]
Bowring was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1909.[3]
Bowring was appointed in command of the destroyer Violet on 14 August, 1913.[4]
Great War
He was appointed in command of the battleship Agincourt on 25 June, 1919.[5]
Bowring was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 5 May, 1921.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Lawrence H. Richardson |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 102 3 Apr, 1899[7] – late 1900[8] |
Succeeded by Walter R. G. Petre |
| Preceded by Rowland H. Bather |
Captain of H.M.S. Lightning 30 May, 1903[9][10] |
Succeeded by Ernest G. W. Davidson |
| Preceded by Wion de M. Egerton |
Captain of H.M.S. Violet 14 Aug, 1913[11] |
Succeeded by Archibald C. Bucknell |
| Preceded by Arthur K. Betty |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35 ? – 22 Jan, 1915[12] |
Succeeded by William D. Irvin |
| Preceded by William D. Irvin |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35 ? – 6 Feb, 1915[13] |
Succeeded by William D. Irvin |
| Preceded by Charles W. Bruton |
Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose 23 Mar, 1915[14] |
Succeeded by Martin E. Nasmith |
| Preceded by R. Cecil Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Agincourt 25 Jun, 1919[15] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 6 May, 1903. Issue 37073, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 725.
- ↑ Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/66. f. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 276.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 6 May, 1903. Issue 37073, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
- ↑ Ship Log at naval-history.net.
- ↑ Ship Log at naval-history.net.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 725.
