Name Humphrey Bowring | Rank Admiral Parents John Charles Bowring Years of service 1887–1929 Died February 21, 1952 Grandparents John Bowring | |
Commands held HMS ArrogantHMS AuroraHMS BellerophonHMS CenturionCoast of Scotland | ||
Admiral Humphrey Wykeham Bowring CB DSO (18 April 1874 – 21 February 1952) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.
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Naval career
Born the son of the industrialist John Charles Bowring, Bowring joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1887, took part in the Witu expedition in 1890 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1895. He served in World War I as Captain of the cruiser HMS Arrogant and then of the cruiser HMS Aurora and acted as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Dover Patrol. After the War he commanded the battleship HMS Bellerophon and then the battleship HMS Centurion. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland in 1926 and retired in 1929.
He lived at Plympton in Devon.
Family
In 1924 he married Rose Dalby.
References
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