Nathaniel Bowden-Smith

Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith
Born	21 January 1838 Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Died	28 April 1921 London, England[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1852-1903
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Australia Station Nore Command
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Burmese War Crimean War Second Opium War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith KCB (21 January 1838 – 28 April 1921) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Naval career

Bowden-Smith joined the Royal Navy in 1852.^[2] He took part in the Second Anglo-Burmese War later that year and in the Crimean War in 1855.^[3]

He was present at the Battle of Fatshan Creek in 1857 and at the attack on the Peiho Forts in 1858 during the Second Opium War.^[4]

Promoted to Captain in 1872 he commanded the frigates battleship HMS Hercules and the corvette training ship HMS Britannia in 1883 and to be Commander-in-chief, Australia Station in 1892 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1899.^[2] He retired in 1903.^[2]

In 1905 commenting on the Battle of Port Arthur he said the "siege was distinguished by the most daring and persistent attacks [by the Japanese] and the most heroic defence [by the Russians] on record."^[5]

Family

In 1873 he married Emily Cecilia Sandeman.^[2]

Honours and awards

• 22 June 1897 - To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria Vice-Admiral Nathaniel Bowden-Smith is appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.^[6]

References

1. ^ Marylebone Registration District
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} William Loney RN
3. ^ Dix Noonan Webb Medals
4. ^ Naval Commanders
5. ^ The fall of Port Arthur (Part 1) The Age, 4 January 1905
6. ^ London Gazette: no. 26947. p. 1682. 14 March 1898. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

Military offices
Preceded by Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott	Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station 1892–1894	Succeeded by Cyprian Bridge
Preceded by Sir Charles Hotham	Commander-in-Chief, The Nore 1899–1900	Succeeded by Sir William Kennedy

Persondata
Name	Bowden-Smith, Nathaniel
Alternative names
Short description	Royal Navy officer
Date of birth	21 January 1838
Place of birth	Brockenhurst, Hampshire
Date of death	28 April 1921
Place of death	London