Frederick Bowhill

Sir Frederick Bowhill
Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill
Born(1880-09-01)1 September 1880
Gwalior, India
Died12 March 1960(1960-03-12) (aged 79)
Fulham, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy (1896–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–45)
Years of service1896–1945
RankAir chief marshal
CommandsTransport 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 / warsWorld War I
Somaliland campaign
World War II
AwardsKnight 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)

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.


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