Reginald BOWGEN

Reginald's Weeting connection has yet to be established, but he was listed by the Thetford and Watton Times as one of Weeting's contribution to the list of East Anglians on Active Service in the issue of October 12th 1914.

We do know that he was born in Norwich on March 31st 1891, and that he joinded the Royal Navy as a boy. His naval record is reproduced below:

Ship

Rating

from

to

notes

Ganges

Boy 2 cl

12 Mar 1907

7 June 1907


Impregnable

Boy 2 cl

8 Jun 1907



Impregnable

Boy 1 cl

1 Oct 1907

1 Jun 1908


Cressy

Boy 1 cl

2 Jun 1908

14 Sep 1908


Vindictive

Boy 1 cl

15 Sep 1908

14 Dec 1908


Irresistible

Boy 1 cl

15 Dec 08



Irresistible

Ordinary seaman

31 March 09



Irresistible

Able seaman

7 Apr 10

9 May 10


Pembroke I

Able seaman

10 May 10

8 Aug 10


Duncan

Able seaman

9 Aug 10

26 May 13


Pembroke I

Able seaman

27 May 13

22 Feb 14


Eclipse

Able seaman

23 Feb 14



Yarmouth

Able seaman

14 Apr 14

Yarmouth

Leading seaman

1 Feb 17

4 Apr 18


Pembroke I

Leading seaman

7 Apr 18


Shore station

Pembroke I

Petty Officer

I Jun 18

11 Aug 18


Columbine

Petty Officer

12 Aug 19

31 Dec 20


Pembroke I

Petty Officer

1 Jan 21

14 Nov 21


Birmingham (Conquest)

Petty Officer

15 Nov 21

16 Feb 22


Pembroke I

Petty Officer

17 Feb 22

27 Feb 22


Birmingham (Weymouth)

Petty Officer

28 Feb 22

29 May 22


Calliope (Weymouth)

Petty Officer

30 May 22

2 Dec 23


Weymouth

Petty Officer

3 Dec 23

7 Mar 25


Ajax (Weymouth)

Petty Officer

8 Mar 25

19 Aug 25


Pembroke I

Petty Officer

20 Aug 25

9 Sep 25


Ganges

Petty Officer

10 Sep 25

5 Oct 25


Pembroke I

Petty Officer

6 Oct 25

30 Oct 25


Ganges

Petty Officer

31 Oct 25

7 Feb 27


Pembroke I

Petty Officer

8 Feb 27

5 Jun 28


Vindictive

Petty Officer

6 Jun 28



Reginald Married Florence Lansdale in 1918, and died in 1979, in the Chatham registration district

The information presented here has been derived from surviving public and military records as well as from contemporary press reports. We hope you find it of interest ‐ if you think we have made an error, or can add any further details, please get in touch.