About Humphrey Bowring
Lived 1874 – 1952 (aged 77). Humphrey Bowring was a naval officer.
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.
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 promoted to full admiral on the Retired list on 30 September 1933.
He lived at Plympton in Devon.
Family In 1924 he married Rose Dalby.
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Who was Humphrey Bowring?
Royal Navy admiral (1874-1952)
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Humphrey Bowring was born on 18 April 1874.
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Humphrey Bowring died on 21 February 1952.
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Humphrey Bowring was a naval officer.
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