Frederick Bowhill
Air chief marshal Sir Frederick William Bowhill, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO & Bar (1 September 1880 – 12 March 1960) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force before and during World War II.
Sir Frederick Bowhill | |
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill | |
| Born | 1 September 1880 Gwalior, India |
| Died | 12 March 1960 (aged 79) Fulham, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy (1896–18) Royal Air Force (1918–45) |
| Years of service | 1896–1945 |
| Rank | Air chief marshal |
| Commands held | Transport Command (1943–45) Ferry Command (1941–43) Coastal Command (1937–41) Air Member for Personnel (1933–37) RAF Depot Egypt (1925–26) RNAS Killingholme (1918) RNAS Felixstowe (1918) No. 8 Squadron RNAS (1916–17) HMS Empress (1914–15) |
| Battles/wars | World War I Somaliland campaign World War II |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in dispatches (7) Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th Class with Sword and Bow (Russia) Commander of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (Norway) Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) |
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