DUNBAR-NASMITH, Mrs David OBE (Elizabeth Gwendoline nee BOWLBY) 1927-2021

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 15 Sept 2021: DUNBAR-NASMITH, ELIZABETH GWENDOLINE OBE (nee Bowlby) died peacefully on 8th September , aged 94, at Otterbourne Hill nursing home. Beloved wife of David Dunbar-Nasmith RN (deceased). Much loved mother of Jane (deceased), Minnie, Duncan (deceased) and Andrew. Grandmother to ten devoted grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The funeral will take place at Holy Trinity , Elgin provisionally at 11.00am on 23rd September, followed by a reception.
Please confirm date with Frank McLean & Son... Donations in lieu of flowers to The Brendoncare Foundation.

She was d of Henry Russell BOWLBY 1890-1965 scion of the gentry family of Culverthorpe Hall f/o Gilston Park, and Hermione Hester Isabel WISDEN 1898-1981. She m 1951 Rear-Adm David Arthur CB DSC 1921-97 s of Admiral Sir Martin Eric DUNBAR-NASMITH VC KCB KCMG 1883-1965 and Beatrix Justina DUNBAR-DUNBAR-RIVERS CBE DStJ 1897-1962 scion of the DUNBAR of Northfield Bts , and had two sons (of whom Duncan Martin 1957-2018) and two daus (of whom Jane Elizabeth 1963-2005)

[S R Eglesfield]

Hermione Hester Isabel WISDEN was a 3 x greats granddaughter of the Rev George COTTON (1742 - 10 XII 1805), who was a younger son of Sir Lynch Salusbury COTTON, 4th Bt (c.1705 - 14 VIII 1775), the grandfather of the 1st Viscount Combermere.

[Jeff Rosenfeld]

1. The following extract is from BP ed 1956, Knightage section, pgs 2579- 80, related to Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith

VC KCB KCMG :

Nasmith, Adm. Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-, V.C. (1915), K.C.M.G. (1955), K.C.B. (1934) C.B. (1920) D.L. Morayshire; served in W W I

1914- 19, comdg, Submarine E11 in Dardanelles, i/c of 7th Submarine Flotilla and subsequently as Sen. Naval Offr.,

Reval (despatches, V.C.); was Flag Capt. to C--in- C., Mediterranean, 1921- 23; Dir. of Trade Div. Admiralty, 1824- 26, cmng.

R.N.C. Dartmouth, 1926- 29; A.D.C. to H.M. King George V 1927- 28; Rear- Adm. 1928, comng. Submarines 1929- 31; 

Vice- Adm 1932; C- in-C. E. Indies Station1932- 34; 2nd Sea Lord of the Admiralty and Ch. of Naval Personnel 1935- 38;

and C.- in C. Plymouth 1938; C.- in- C. Western Approaches 1939- 41; Adm 1936; Ret. 1941 Flag Offr. i/c Lond. 1942- 46;

Vice- Adm. of the U.K., and Lieut. of the Admiralty 1945; Chm. of Imp. War Graves Comm. 1945- 54; Cmdr. Legion of Honour,

has Croix de Guerre of France, Gd. Cross Order of Polonia Restituta of Poland, Gd. Cross Order of Orange Nassau of the

Netherlands, Gd. Cross of St. Olaf of Norway; b. 1 April 1883, son of late Martin Arthur Nasmith of Clevehurst, Waybridge;

assumed by Deed Poll 4 Jan. 1923, the additional surname of Dunbar..."

 

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