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on 1 August 'in traditional style. Each unit held a ceremonial parade and march past'. When rumours began to circulate in August 1943 that 10th Tank
Brigade was scheduled for disbandment, Members of Parliament for the Lancashire towns complained about the loss of their TA battalions. In August 1943 a
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in Berlin, where they won the Bronze Medal in the team eventing. This achievement was noteworthy, given the total dominance of the German team with their superior local knowledge of the tricky course. The team was raised from the Army School of
Equitation at Weedon, where Bowden had been Chief
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in Paris, participating in both the
Eventing and Jumping events. His fourth place in the individual jumping, on Billy Boy, equalled Great Britain's best result to date in the equestrian events. Riding Gipsy, he was placed 29th in the individual eventing. Great Britain did not compete in the
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Hussars reformed in April 1915 and joined the
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in India, but when the regiment began to convert to a light tank regiment, he returned to the UK in 1938 to take up a newly created post of
Superintendent of the Army Equitation Centre and Remount Depot at Weedon. When
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Colonel of the 16th/5th Lancers in 1950. He was an active Colonel of the regiment until he relinquished the post in 1959, and was also active in horsebreeding and foxhunting.
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in May 1942, the motor battalion was withdrawn, and on 25 July the brigade was redesignated 10th Tank
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equestrian events at the 1928 or 1932 Olympics, but Bowden-Smith was team captain for Great
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control. Bowden-Smith left on 6 October 1943, and the
Brigade HQ and regiments disbanded in November.
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The Succession of Colonels of the British Army From 1660 to the Present Day
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7 October 1912). The 19th Hussars' role on the mobilisation of the
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Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage
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Brigadier Bowden-Smith died suddenly on 28 April 1964 at
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727:'Army Horsemen Honoured: Olympic Games Achievement',
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332:After the Berlin Olympics, Bowden-Smith, now a
1017:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939â1945
8:
1044:Brig James Lunt, 'Brig. P.E. Bowden-Smith',
352:later in 1940. This brigade was composed of
278:After the war, the 19th Hussars deployed to
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841:10th Armoured Brigade War Diaries 1942,
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1114:British Army brigadiers of World War II
717:Philip Bowden Smith at Sports Reference
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1134:Olympic equestrians for Great Britain
1109:British Army personnel of World War I
652:from the original on 26 December 2005
394:(1/5th, 1/6th and 9th), which became
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1144:War Office personnel in World War II
1039:Society for Army Historical Research
509:St. Michael's Church, Chester Square
203:and later armoured commander of the
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678:from the original on 7 January 2006
404:143rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
740:'Remounts and Equitation School',
672:"4th Queen's Own Hussars: Service"
271:. He ended the war in the rank of
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590:. 2 September 1910. p. 6333.
457:in September, with Brigade HQ at
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1041:Special Publication No 11, 1974.
610:. 29 October 1912. p. 7941.
422:with the regiments dispersed to
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468:Bowden-Smith was now posted to
172:Commander of the British Empire
294:) became an instructor at the
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814:Joslen, pp. 29, 68, 164, 310.
646:"19th Royal Hussars: Service"
472:to join the staff of the new
439:48th (South Midland) Division
364:and were now training in the
1099:19th Royal Hussars officers
744:(London), 25 February 1938.
245:British Expeditionary Force
231:. He was commissioned as a
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731:(London), 10 October 1936.
197:Philip Ernest Bowden-Smith
832:Joslen, pp. 29, 164, 198.
356:cavalry regiments of the
314:Bowden-Smith represented
296:Army School of Equitation
1124:British male equestrians
1069:Generals of World War II
948:(London), 29 April 1964.
845:, Kew, file WO 166/6657.
1015:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
960:(London) 30 April 1964.
927:(London) 19 April 1950.
492:1944â46, was awarded a
474:South East Asia Command
408:Highland Light Infantry
122:4th Queen's Own Hussars
58:28 April 1964 (aged 73)
478:Lord Louis Mountbatten
412:42nd Armoured Division
373:125th Infantry Brigade
140:125th Infantry Brigade
1009:Half-Yearly Army List
973:(London) 16 May 1964.
843:The National Archives
823:Joslen, pp. 164, 310.
541:"Philip Bowden-Smith"
476:(SEAC) under Admiral
381:10th Armoured Brigade
350:22nd Armoured Brigade
223:Early life and career
144:10th Armoured Brigade
86:Years of service
1119:British event riders
1048:(London) 4 May 1964.
854:Joslen, pp. 77, 198.
488:Bowden-Smith was an
392:Lancashire Fusiliers
383:on 1 November 1941.
362:Royal Armoured Corps
321:1936 Summer Olympics
265:1st Cavalry Division
186:1936 Summer Olympics
182:1924 Summer Olympics
420:Carlton-in-Lindrick
34:Philip Bowden-Smith
25:Philip Bowden-Smith
911:The London Gazette
703:The London Gazette
607:The London Gazette
587:The London Gazette
451:Parachute Regiment
334:lieutenant colonel
217:1924 Olympic Games
207:who served in the
118:19th Royal Hussars
1149:Burials in Surrey
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969:'Court Circular',
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906:"No. 37861"
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656:26 December
602:"No. 28658"
582:"No. 28412"
455:Wensleydale
288:4th Hussars
249:World War I
158:World War I
39:Nickname(s)
1078:Categories
981:References
571:Debrett's.
550:23 October
484:Later life
463:War Office
446:Minden Day
269:Netheravon
257:St Nazaire
241:lieutenant
68:Allegiance
31:Birth name
1046:The Times
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925:the Times
800:5 January
774:5 January
742:The Times
729:The Times
682:7 January
633:Army List
545:Olympedia
501:Wokingham
386:Based at
292:see below
235:into the
194:Brigadier
98:Brigadier
89:1910â1946
63:, England
61:Wokingham
794:Archived
676:Archived
650:Archived
416:Dukeries
354:yeomanry
211:and the
132:Commands
76:Service/
1061:at the
1004:, 1951.
936:Leslie.
273:Captain
201:officer
42:"Bogey"
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368:role.
300:Weedon
280:Muttra
168:Awards
78:branch
620:Becke
515:Notes
470:Delhi
400:109th
396:108th
284:India
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776:2006
684:2006
658:2005
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