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Sir Frank Henry Bowater, 1st Baronet, TD,

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(3 April 1866 – 10 November 1947) was

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from 1938 to 1939, son of

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and his wife Eliza Jane ''née'' Davey.

Career

In 1905, Bowater was commissioned in the service of the 4th London Howitzer Brigade

Royal Field Artillery The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry. It came into being when created as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 July 1899, serving alongside the other two arms of t ...

(

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, Territorial Army), rose to the rank of Major in 1908, rank gained at its service, and fought in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. He also held the office of Lord Lieutenant of the City of London in 1914 and was awarded the

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(TD). From 1929 to 1930 he held the office of Sheriff of London and was decorated with the awards of the Order of the Crown (Romania), Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour and Companion of the

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(CStJ) and was invested as a

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. He then held the office of

from 1938 to 1939 and was created 1st Baronet Bowater, of

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(UK) upon his retirement on 11 October 1939.

Marriage and issue

On 8 October 1891, he married Ethel Anita Fryar, who died on 19 December 1945, following an accident, who was invested as a Companion of the

(CStJ), daughter of Mark Lindsay Fryar, of

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, who was in the Indian Civil Service, and they had four children: * Sir Noël Vansittart Bowater, 2nd Baronet (25 December 1892 – 22 January 1984). * Ethel May Bowater (13 May 1896 - 1990), who usually went by her middle name of May, married on 5 February 1916

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

Olaus Charles William Johnsen (25 October 1889 – 20 April 1960), son of W. M. Johnsen, and had issue. * Beryl Stuart Bowater (11 December 1902 – 8 October 1972), married on 9 April 1931

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Arthur Howard Eckford Howell, who lived at 5 Headford Place,

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, gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the

and was decorated with the awards of the

(TD) and Companion of the

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(DSO), son of

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Ernest Alfred Russell Howell), and had issueJane Duncombe Howell (b. 25 May 1932) married on 30 January 1957 and divorced before 1976 Lt. Col. Sir Peter Evan Wyldbore Gibbs (b. 1 February 1934), who was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Coldstream Guards, was invested as a

Knight Commander Commander ( it, Commendatore; french: Commandeur; german: Komtur; es, Comendador; pt, Comendador), or Knight Commander, is a title of honor prevalent in chivalric orders and fraternal orders. The title of Commander occurred in the medieval mili ...

of the

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(KCVO) in 1997 and lived in 1999 at Leigh House,

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, having remarried on 11 June 1976 E. Sally (?), formerly Mrs. Tyser, having issue from both marriages; and David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford. * Sir Ian Frank Bowater (16 December 1904 – 1 October 1982).

Arms

References

Sources

* Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, pages 51, 456 and 457. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowater, Frank Henry 1866 births 1947 deaths Royal Artillery officers Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Knights of the Order of St John Lord-Lieutenants of the City of London Sheriffs of the City of London Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Romania) Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour 20th-century lord mayors of London 20th-century English politicians British Army personnel of World War I Members of London County Council Knights Bachelor