Honorific Prefix: | Admiral |
Humphrey Bowring | |
Birth Date: | 18 April 1874 |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | Royal Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1887–1929 |
Rank: | Admiral |
Commands: | HMS Arrogant HMS Aurora HMS Bellerophon HMS Centurion Coast of Scotland |
Battles: | World War I |
Awards: | Companion 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. He served in World War I as Captain of the cruiser HMS Arrogant and then of the cruiser HMS Aurora[4] and acted as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Dover Patrol.[5] After the War he commanded the battleship HMS Bellerophon and then the battleship HMS Centurion.[4] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland in 1926 and retired in 1929. He was promoted to full admiral on the Retired list on 30 September 1933.
He lived at Plympton in Devon.[6]
In 1924 he married Rose Dalby.[6]