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.