Humphrey Bowring
Born18 April 1874
Died21 February 1952 (1952-02-22) (aged 77)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1887–1929
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Arrogant
HMS Aurora
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Centurion
Coast of Scotland
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

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.

Born the son of the industrialist John Charles Bowring,[1] Bowring joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1887,[2] took part in the Witu expedition in 1890[3] and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1895.[4] He served in World War I as Captain of the cruiser HMS Arrogant and then of the cruiser HMS Aurora[5] and acted as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Dover Patrol.[6] After the War he commanded the battleship HMS Bellerophon and then the battleship HMS Centurion.[5] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland in 1926 and retired in 1929.[7] He was promoted to full admiral on the Retired list on 30 September 1933.[8]

He lived at Plympton in Devon.[9]

Family

In 1924 he married Rose Dalby.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Heraldry online
  2. ↑ Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
  3. ↑ Dix Noonan Webb Medals
  4. ↑ "No. 26694". The London Gazette. 31 December 1895. p. 7532.
  5. 1 2 Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ The Great War Magazine – Part 105: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) 19 August 1916
  7. ↑ "No. 33523". The London Gazette. 6 August 1929. p. 5145.
  8. ↑ "No. 33983". The London Gazette. 3 October 1933. p. 6355.
  9. 1 2 Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
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