Henry Bousfield | |
Birth Date: | 30 November 1889 |
Birth Place: | Hoole, Cheshire |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | Royal Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1906–1946 |
Rank: | Rear admiral |
Commands: | HMS Manchester Dover Command |
Battles: | World War I World War II |
Rear admiral Henry Hugh Bousfield (30 November 1889 – 6 November 1947) was a Royal Navy who became Commander-in-Chief, Dover.
Bousfield joined the Royal Navy in January 1906.[1] He served in the cruiser HMS Skirmisher and then in the battleship HMS King George V during World War I.[1] Promoted to captain in June 1931, he became Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze, in September 1931, captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in August 1935[2] and commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Manchester in January 1938: he saw active service in command of the ship during World War II.[3] He retired in July 1941 but was recalled as Commander-in-Chief, Dover, in July 1945 before reverting to retirement in June 1946.[4]