Nathaniel Bowden-Smith

Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith
Born	21 January 1838 Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Died	28 April 1921(1921-04-28) (aged 83) London, England[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1852–1903
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Narcissus HMS Undaunted HMS Hercules HMS Amethyst HMS Britannia 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 served as 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 HMS Narcissus and HMS Undaunted, the battleship HMS Hercules and the corvette HMS Amethyst.[2] He went on to command the 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] with the full rank of admiral on 16 October 1899.[5] He retired from the Navy in January 1903.[6]

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."[7]

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.[8]

References

1. Marylebone Registration District
2. William Loney RN
3. Dix Noonan Webb Medals
4. Naval Commanders
5. "No. 27131". The London Gazette. 31 October 1899. p. 6532.
6. "No. 27518". The London Gazette. 23 January 1903. p. 466.
7. "The fall of Port Arthur (Part 1)". Archived from the original on 17 June 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2018. The Age, 4 January 1905
8. "No. 26947". The London Gazette. 14 March 1898. p. 1682.

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