Rear-Admiral Smith
Rear-Admiral N. Bowden-Smith, the newly-appointed Admiral of the Australian station, entered the navy in 1852, and in May of thai year proceeded to the East Indies in the Winchester (flagship). He was ; erigagedia the Burmah war of 1852-3, . durinp>wLich the Winchester lost her captain, Granvilie G. Loch, and r several officers and men; Being afterwards invalided from Hong Kong, owingito a severe illness contracted during service in Burhano; he was appointed a. midshipman to the Royal George, the best steam three, decker, and served during the Russian war in the Baltic, 1864 5. /He then served three years in China, in the Fury, (Calcutta, and Highflier j , took part in the China war, being present at the boat actions with junks at Escape Creek and Fatchan, also at the capture of , the Pei Ho forts in 1858 ; and afterwards, when actinglieutenant of the Chesapeake, was present and very severely wounded at the unsuccessful attack on Pei Ho forts in 1859 ; tin's necessitated his being invalided to England, From 1861 to 1 866 he served as lieutenant in the Conqueror, Channel fleet, and senior-lieutenant in the Pelican in the Mediterranean, after which he was promoted to the rank of commander. He was commander of the Minotaur' (flagship). Channel fleet from 1867 to 1870, andiafterwards>of the Britannia till promoted to be captain in 1872. He served as flag captain with Admiral ftandolphin'the Flying Squadron^' 'with Admiral' Sir James Drummqrici in, the AJediterranean, and with Admiral Sir John Corbett in the East Indies. He was senior officer on the south east coast of America, aDd commanded the Britannia from 1883' to 1886. In 1888 he was promited to rear admiral. He was one of the British- delegates selected to attend > the- International Maritime Conference at Washington in 1889-90, and second in command of one of the squadrons during the manceuvresoflß9l: ; Admiral BowdenSmith held the Captain's Good Service Pension from. March, 1886, to June, 1888, and has received the following medals :— Burmah, with Pegu clasp ; Baltic ; China, with Fatchan and Taku clasps j and Royal Humane Society.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 62, 12 November 1892, Page 4
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