BOWDEN, Cedric

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Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base: 
1 Commando
Prior Police Service: 
Plymouth City Police
Regiment/Corps: 
Devonshire Regiment
Service: 
Army
Service Number: 
14241814
Born: 
Sunday, January 6, 1918
Died : 
Tuesday, June 28, 1994
Place died: 
Plymouth
Age: 
76
Cedric Bowden No.1 Commando
Cedric Bowden, LCpl, No.1 Commando
Cedric Bowden was a Plymouth City Police Officer who volunteered for the commandos in 1942 joining the 2nd Police Intake at the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry. After completing the training he was attached to No.1 Commando.
Active service included Africa and Burma. By 1945 he was serving with No.1 Commando HQ.
In 1966 Cedric Bowden became Secretary of the Commando Associaton Plymouth Branch.
Police Service
28.12.1937 joined the Plymouth City Police.
23.07.1942 enlisted Armed Forces.
24.01.1946 re-joined Plymouth City Police.
11.11.1954 promoted Police Sergeant.
31.03.1967 Plymouth City merged with surrounding forces and became part of the newly formed Devon and Cornwall Constabulary.
30.06.1968 retired on pension.
 
Sources
WW2 Medal Cards Index.
The 1939 Registry covering Plymouth.
Commando Association newsletters 42 (1966), 66 (1978), 87 (1988) and Obituaries in newsletter 99 (Sept. 1994).
Archivist, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary and Mark Rothwell, Historian, Devon and Cornwall Police.
Tony Moore, FRHistS. and Police Historian.
Government Probate Death Index, Bristol Registry probate date 28/7/1994, Plymouth residence.
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