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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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>


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>
In 1864, PollardBowden-Smith was awarded the [[Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal]] for saving life from drowning.{{NLOct78|p. 579}}


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>
Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 June, 1866.{{Gaz|23132|3736|29 June, 1866}}


==Footnotes==
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 29 May, 1872.{{Gaz|23863|2577|31 May, 1872}}
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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]].{{Gaz|25830|3373|19 June, 1888}}
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 5 November, 1894.{{Gaz|26571|6428|16 November, 1894}}
 
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.{{Gaz|26867|3568|25 June, 1897}}  He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 26 October, 1899, vice [[Loftus Francis Jones|Jones]].{{Gaz|27131|6532|31 October, 1899}}  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.{{Gaz|27518|466|23 January, 1903}}


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*"Admiral Sir N. Bowden-Smith" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 April, 1921.  Issue '''42708''', col B, pg. 12.
*"Admiral Sir N. Bowden-Smith" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 April, 1921.  Issue '''42708''', col B, p. 12.
*Retired Flag Officer, A [Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith] (1914).  ''Naval Recollections: 1852 to 1914''.  London: Army & Navy Co-operative Society, Ltd..
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==Service Records==
==Service Records==
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556492&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/86.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894180&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/37.]
*{{ADM196|70|D7607671}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7902877&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/14.]
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 6 April 2022

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

In 1864, PollardBowden-Smith was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal for saving life from drowning.[1]

Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1866.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 29 May, 1872.[3]

Bowden-Smith was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 June, 1888, vice Culme-Seymour.[4]

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

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.[6] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 26 October, 1899, vice Jones.[7] 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.[8]

Bibliography

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

Service Records

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William Codrington 		Captain of H.M.S. Hercules
24 Feb, 1876[9] – 30 Apr, 1877 		Succeeded by
John A. Fisher
Preceded by
John D'Arcy 		Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus
1 Oct, 1878[10] 		Succeeded by
Richard Duckworth-King
Preceded by
Alfred J. Chatfield 		Captain of H.M.S. Amethyst
2 Mar, 1882[11] – 5 Jul, 1883[12] 		Succeeded by
Harry W. Brent
Preceded by
Richard Wells 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Britannia
20 Sep, 1883[13] – 26 Sep, 1886[14] 		Succeeded by
Frederick G. D. Bedford
Preceded by
Lord Charles T. M. D. Scott 		Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station
12 Sep, 1892[15] 		Succeeded by
Cyprian A. G. Bridge
Preceded by
Sir Charles F. Hotham 		Commander-in-Chief at the Nore
13 Jul, 1899[16] – 1900 		Succeeded by
Sir William R. Kennedy

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 579.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23132. p. 3736. 29 June, 1866.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23863. p. 2577. 31 May, 1872.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25830. p. 3373. 19 June, 1888.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26571. p. 6428. 16 November, 1894.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26867. p. 3568. 25 June, 1897.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27131. p. 6532. 31 October, 1899.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27518. p. 466. 23 January, 1903.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 150.
  10. ↑ William Loney RN
  11. ↑ William Loney RN
  12. ↑ William Loney RN
  13. ↑ Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 127.
  14. ↑ Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 753.
  15. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 90.
  16. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 86.

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