Albert William Bowden
Albert William Bowden (1888-1951)
1953 Obituary [1]
Engineer Lt.-Cdr. ALBERT WILLIAM BOWDEN. R.N., ret., was born in 1888 and received his practical training in engineering in the Vulcan Locomotive Works, Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, from 1905 to 1910.
In the following year he entered the employment of the Red Star Line and served at sea as marine engineer for three years. During this time he obtained a first-class Board of Trade Certificate.
In 1914 he was granted a commission as engineer lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve and two years later was transferred to the Royal Navy, subsequently being promoted to lieutenant-commander.
After the 1914-18 war he joined the White Star Line and served for three years in the large former German liner Majestic as second junior engineer.
In 1925 he began an association with the British Tyre and Rubber Company, Ltd., Leyland, Lancashire, which lasted until his death on 28th August 1951. As production manager and development engineer he rendered valuable services to the rubber industry by the introduction of new high-precision standards into the manufacture of technical rubber products.
Lt.-Cdr. Bowden had been an Associate Member of the Institution since 1943.