James Bevan Bowen (RAF officer)

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James Bevan Bowen CBE JP (20 March 1883 – 12 August 1969) was a Welsh Royal Air Force officer who served during both World Wars, [1] [2] reaching the rank of Air Commodore.

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He was the son of Sir George Bevan Bowen. He was educated at Winchester College, and Trinity College, Cambridge.

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He was commissioned into the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry in 1910, and was attached to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916.

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He commanded the No 1 Balloon Centre, at RAF Kidbrooke, 1937–1941, and appears to have then retired.

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He was Deputy Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire in 1932, Vice-Lieutenant in 1952 and Lord Lieutenant from 1954 to 1958.

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References

  1. ↑ ‘BOWEN, Air Cdre James Bevan’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 30 Nov 2013
  2. ↑ Obituary (Obituaries) The Times Saturday, 16 Aug 1969; pg. 12; Issue 57640; col G
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