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Able.Sea. Henry Bowdell
Royal Navy HMS Revenge

My father, Henry (Harry) Bowdell S/N JX 275361, went to HMS Collingwood on 25th June to September 1941. His service record is as follows:

Collingwood ( Foretop Div) Ordinary Seaman from 25/06/1941 to 02/09/1941.
Victory Ordinary Seaman 03/09/1941 to 30/09/1941
Canopus Ordinary Seaman 01/10/1941 23/05/1942 lent to Sphinx 29/04/1942 to 03/05/1942
Hurworth Ordinary Seaman 24/05/1942 to 30/06/1942 Acting Able Seaman from 25/06/1942 Able Seaman from 25/06/1942
Revenge Able Seaman 01/07/1942 to 23/11/1943
Victory Able Seaman 24/11/1943 to 06/01/1944
Vernon Able Seaman 07/01/1944 t6o 23/03/1944
Victory Able Seaman 24/03/1944 to 29/11/1945 lent to Admiralty 12/01/1945 to 12/01/1945

Henry Bowdell was released to shore in class A on 29th November 1945 Photos of my Father in the Royal Navy 1941 to 1945 attached.

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