Philip Bowden-Smith

{{short description|Cavalry officer and commander in the British Army}}

{{short description|Cavalry officer and commander in the British Army}}

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[[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] '''Philip Ernest Bowden-Smith''' CBE (27 March 1891 – 28 April 1964), was a cavalry [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] and later armoured commander of the [[British Army]] who served in the [[World War I|First World War]] and the [[World War II|Second World War]]. Described as 'one of the finest horsemen of his generation'Lunt he also represented Great Britain at the [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Olympic Games]].{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/11661 |title=Philip Bowden-Smith |work=Olympedia |access-date=23 October 2021}}

[[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] '''Philip Ernest Bowden-Smith''' CBE (27 March 1891 – 28 April 1964), was a cavalry [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] and later armoured commander of the [[British Army]] who served in the [[World War I|First World War]] and the [[World War II|Second World War]]. Described as 'one of the finest horsemen of his generation'Lunt he also represented Great Britain at the [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Olympic Games]].{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/11661 |title=Philip Bowden-Smith |work=Olympedia |access-date=23 October 2021}}

==Olympic Games==

==Olympic Games==

Bowden-Smith represented [[Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics]] 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035510/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/philip-bowden-smith-1.html Philip Bowden Smith at Sports Reference] Great Britain did not compete in the equestrian events at the 1928 or 1932 Olympics, but Bowden-Smith was team captain for Great Britain's equestrian team at the [[Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Summer Olympics]] 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 Instructor.'Army Horsemen Honoured: Olympic Games Achievement', ''The Times'' (London), 10 October 1936.

Bowden-Smith represented [[Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics]] 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035510/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/philip-bowden-smith-1.html Philip Bowden Smith at Sports Reference] Great Britain did not compete in the equestrian events at the 1928 or 1932 Olympics, but Bowden-Smith was team captain for Great Britain's equestrian team at the [[Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Summer Olympics]] 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 Instructor.'Army Horsemen Honoured: Olympic Games Achievement', ''The Times'' (London), 10 October 1936.

==World War II==

==World War II==