Henry Bousfield (Royal Navy officer)

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]